Office condominium · SoHo, Manhattan
163 Varick Street
New York, NY
163 Varick Street is a 12-floor office condominium in SoHo, Manhattan, built in 1925, with about 74,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 58-62 Charlton Street and 163-169 Varick Street.
- Office space
- 74K SF
- Floors
- 12
- Year built
- 1925
- Zoning
- M1-6
The 37th largest of the 45 office buildings we track in SoHo. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 163 Varick Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, 163 Varick Street ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1925; the median neighbor dates from 1928. Its estimated property tax, about $7.58 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $17.17.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 Varick Street | 74K SF | 12 | 1925 | $7.58 |
| 171 Varick Street | 133K SF | 10 | 1926 | $17.22 |
| 160 Varick Street | 295K SF | 12 | 1927 | $8.33 |
| 183 Varick Street | 66K SF | 6 | 1930 | $14.82 |
| 180 Varick Street | 309K SF | 17 | 1929 | $17.95 |
| 330 Hudson Street | 352K SF | n/a | 1910 | $17.12 |
| 310 Hudson Street | 925K SF | 19 | 2021 | $19.92 |
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 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 58-62 Charlton Street; 163-169 Varick Street
- ZIP code
- 10014 (PLUTO); 10013 (Finance roll)
- Building type
- Office condominium (city class RB)
- Total floor area
- 73,891 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 73,891 SF
- Office
- 73,891 SF
- Height
- 12 floors
- Average floor
- About 6,200 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1925
- Lot area
- 7,500 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-6
- Built FAR
- 9.85
- Max commercial FAR
- 10
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1005807503
Nearest subway
- Houston St
- Spring St
- Canal St
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-02. 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 163 Varick Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. A year earlier, 1 of 1 stood vacant.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across SoHo
- 8.9%
- Share vacant along Varick Street
- 11.9%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
- 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 2024, pulled 2026-10-02. 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 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, 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
163 Varick Street is a condominium of 2 tax lots. 60 CHARLTON, LLC owns the units that make up 100% of its market value. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 163 Varick Street at $12 million and assesses it at $5.4 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $5.16 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 $559,959 a year before abatements, roughly $7.58 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.
- Largest unit owner
- 60 CHARLTON, LLC (100% of market value)
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $11,990,000
- Land market value
- $965,000
- Assessed value
- $5,395,502
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $5,161,860
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $559,959
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $7.58
- Condominium tax lots
- 2
- Owners of record
- 1
City market value by tax year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll, summed over 2 condominium tax lots; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-02; 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.
NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
163 Varick Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a D (under 55). Its site energy use came to 61.2 kBtu per square foot, 6% below the national median of 64.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 572 metric tons of CO2e (5.82 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 54 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- D (under 55)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 61.2 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 64.9 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 572 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 5.82 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 98,410 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 2026-10-02; 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.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 163 Varick Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 3 floors (floors 7, 9 and 10). The newest build-out, on floors 9 and 10, was first permitted in June 2026 (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers; filed cost estimate $900,000).
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 4
- Newest job first permitted
- June 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 2
- Floors with interior work, last 24 months
- 7, 9 and 10
Recent build-outs
New jobs by year
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Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-02 (permits issued through 2026-09-30). 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 163 Varick Street
How big is 163 Varick Street?
163 Varick Street has about 74,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 74,000 square feet of office, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 163 Varick Street built?
City records list 1925 as the year built. The building is 12 floors tall.
What other addresses does 163 Varick Street have?
City records list 58-62 Charlton Street and 163-169 Varick Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1005807503) as 163 Varick Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 163 Varick Street?
City records give two ZIP codes for this tax lot: 10014 in NYC PLUTO 26v2 and 10013 on the Department of Finance's assessment roll. Some large New York buildings have a ZIP code of their own beside the area's, so check with the building's management which one it uses before you rely on either.
What is the zoning at 163 Varick Street?
The lot is in the M1-6 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 9.85 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 163 Varick Street?
The closest subway station to 163 Varick Street is Houston St (the 1 train), about 500 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Spring St (the C and E trains), 2 min walk; Canal St (the 1 train), 6 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 163 Varick Street?
163 Varick Street is a condominium of 2 tax lots. 60 CHARLTON, LLC owns the units that make up 100% of its market value. That is from the NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll (BBL 1005807503). Deeds and mortgages for each unit are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of 163 Varick Street?
163 Varick Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 earns a D. 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 61.2 kBtu per square foot, 6% below the national median of 64.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 572 metric tons of CO2e (5.82 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 163 Varick Street?
In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 163 Varick Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 3 floors (floors 7, 9 and 10). The newest build-out, on floors 9 and 10, was first permitted in June 2026 (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers; filed cost estimate $900,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1005807503. 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 163 Varick Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $5.16 million for 163 Varick Street (the sum of its 2 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 $559,959 a year, roughly $7.58 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1005807503 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 163 Varick Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 163 Varick Street at $12 million ($965,000 of it land) and its assessed value at $5.4 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 8% from 2023/24 ($11.1 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 163 Varick Street?
Owners registered one storefront at 163 Varick Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. A year earlier, 1 of 1 stood vacant. 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 163 Varick Street?
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