Commercial condominium · Midtown, Manhattan
130 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
130 East 59th Street is a 17-floor commercial condominium in Midtown, Manhattan, built in 1954, with about 206,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 129 East 58th Street, 124-134 East 59th Street and 732-740 Lexington Avenue.
- Office space
- 206K SF
- Floors
- 17
- Year built
- 1954
- Zoning
- C5-2
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Compared with its neighbors
How 130 East 59th Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, 130 East 59th Street ranks 4th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1954; the median neighbor dates from 1965. Its estimated property tax, about $15.62 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $18.24.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 East 59th Street | 206K SF | 17 | 1954 | $15.62 |
| 722 Lexington Avenue | 121K SF | 14 | 1930 | $14.67 |
| 111 East 58th Street | 544K SF | 36 | 1969 | $16.53 |
| 750 Lexington Avenue | 340K SF | 28 | 1986 | $19.94 |
| 499 Park Avenue | 263K SF | 27 | 1981 | $27.42 |
| 111 East 59th Street | 171K SF | 15 | 1962 | $21.91 |
| 505 Park Avenue | 200K SF | 21 | 1949 | $16.05 |
Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area). Large means at least 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 129 East 58th Street; 124-134 East 59th Street; 732-740 Lexington Avenue
- ZIP code
- 10022
- Building type
- Commercial condominium (city class RC)
- Total floor area
- 229,547 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 229,547 SF
- Office
- 206,060 SF
- Retail
- 23,487 SF
- Height
- 17 floors
- Average floor
- About 13,500 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1954
- Last major alteration
- 1985
- Lot area
- 18,250 SF
- Zoning district
- C5-2
- Built FAR
- 12.58
- Max commercial FAR
- 10
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1013137502
Nearest subway
- 59 St
- Lexington Av/63 St
- 5 Av/59 St
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-16. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
NYC storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered one storefront at 130 East 59th Street for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2025
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Midtown
- 14.3%
- Share vacant along East 59th Street
- 8.8%
- Share vacant citywide
- 9.2%
- Condominium tax lots that filed
- 1
Vacant on December 31, by year
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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2025, pulled 2026-10-16. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, summed over the condominium's unit lot that filed, as the owners filed them. The 2025 filing was due June 1, 2026, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.
NYC Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
130 East 59th Street is a condominium of 3 tax lots with 3 owners of record, none holding half of its market value. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 130 East 59th Street at $135.7 million and assesses it at $61.1 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $33.1 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $3.59 million a year before abatements, roughly $15.62 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $135,739,000
- Land market value
- $37,030,000
- Assessed value
- $61,082,550
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $57,499,190
- Exemptions
- $24,438,334
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $3.59 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $15.62
- Condominium tax lots
- 3
- Owners of record
- 3
City market value by tax year
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How to find who owns any NYC buildingSource: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll, summed over 3 condominium tax lots; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-16; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
130 East 59th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a B (70 to 84). Its site energy use came to 49.7 kBtu per square foot, 27% below the national median of 67.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,159 metric tons of CO2e (5.05 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 72 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- B (70 to 84)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 49.7 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 67.7 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 1,159 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 5.05 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 229,547 SF
ENERGY STAR score by year
Energy sources in 2024
Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-16; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, 130 East 59th Street comes to about 841 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,740 tons for 2024 to 2029 (48% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 597 tons and the same energy use counts as about 487 tons, still under the limit.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 1,740 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 841 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 899 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 597 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 487 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 110 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Office 193,547 SF; Retail Store 36,000 SF. It applies the coefficients and per-use limits in Department of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 103-14 and Administrative Code 28-320.3.1.1 (as the Department lists them) and the $268 per ton penalty, checked 2026-10-04. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report: that report can count renewable energy credits, solar and storage deductions and, for 2024 and 2025, the law's occupancy group limits where higher, and penalties can be reduced for good faith efforts.
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NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 130 East 59th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 12 and the basement). The newest build-out, on floor 12, was first permitted in March 2026 (construction; filed cost estimate $237,000).
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 1
- Newest job first permitted
- March 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 2
- Floors with interior work, last 24 months
- 12, basement
- Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
- 2
Recent build-outs
New jobs by year
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Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
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Questions about 130 East 59th Street
How big is 130 East 59th Street?
130 East 59th Street has about 230,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 206,000 square feet of office and 23,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 130 East 59th Street built?
City records list 1954 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 1985. The building is 17 floors tall.
What other addresses does 130 East 59th Street have?
City records list 129 East 58th Street, 124-134 East 59th Street and 732-740 Lexington Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 1013137502) as 130 East 59th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 130 East 59th Street?
130 East 59th Street is in ZIP code 10022, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 130 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, in Midtown.
What is the zoning at 130 East 59th Street?
The lot is in the C5-2 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 12.58 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 130 East 59th Street?
The closest subway station to 130 East 59th Street is 59 St (the 4, 5, 6, N, R and W trains, connected to Lexington Av/59 St), about 250 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute on foot. Also nearby: Lexington Av/63 St (the M and Q trains), 4 min walk; 5 Av/59 St (the N, R and W trains), 6 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 130 East 59th Street?
130 East 59th Street is a condominium of 3 tax lots with 3 owners of record, none holding half of its market value. That is from the NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll (BBL 1013137502). Deeds and mortgages for each unit are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of 130 East 59th Street?
130 East 59th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 72 earns a B. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 49.7 kBtu per square foot, 27% below the national median of 67.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,159 metric tons of CO2e (5.05 kg per square foot).
Does 130 East 59th Street meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, 130 East 59th Street comes to about 841 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,740 tons for 2024 to 2029 (48% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 597 tons and the same energy use counts as about 487 tons, still under the limit. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.
Is there construction at 130 East 59th Street?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 130 East 59th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 12 and the basement). The newest build-out, on floor 12, was first permitted in March 2026 (construction; filed cost estimate $237,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1013137502. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
What are the property taxes at 130 East 59th Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $33.1 million for 130 East 59th Street (the sum of its 3 condominium tax lots). At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $3.59 million a year, roughly $15.62 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1013137502 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 130 East 59th Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 130 East 59th Street at $135.7 million ($37 million of it land) and its assessed value at $61.1 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 7% from 2022/23 ($126.8 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 130 East 59th Street?
Owners registered one storefront at 130 East 59th Street for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.
Is there office space for lease at 130 East 59th Street?
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