Office and commercial building · Tribeca, Manhattan
38 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
38 Lafayette Street is a 45-floor office and commercial building in Tribeca, Manhattan, built in 1968, with about 1.7 million square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 49-63 Duane Street, 1 Federal Plaza, 2 Federal Plaza, 10-34 Lafayette Street and 1 more.
- Office space
- 1.7M SF
- Floors
- 45
- Year built
- 1968
- Zoning
- C6-4
The 2nd largest of the 36 office buildings we track in Tribeca. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 38 Lafayette Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 2 minute walk, 38 Lafayette Street is the largest by office floor area. It went up in 1968; the median neighbor dates from 1929. Its property tax is fully exempt on the city's assessment roll.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Lafayette Street | 1.7M SF | 45 | 1968 | Exempt |
| Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 306 Broadway | 906K SF | 41 | 1977 | Exempt |
| Jones Building, 52 Duane Street | 94K SF | 10 | 1899 | $12.29 |
| Foley Square Federal Building, 290 Broadway | 1.0M SF | 32 | 1994 | Exempt |
| 14 Reade Street | 72K SF | 7 | 1915 | Exempt |
| Court Square Building, 2 Lafayette Street | 342K SF | 21 | 1925 | Exempt |
| 75 Centre Street | 353K SF | 10 | 1934 | Exempt |
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
- 49-63 Duane Street; 1 Federal Plaza; 2 Federal Plaza; 10-34 Lafayette Street; 100-116 Worth Street
- ZIP code
- 10278 (PLUTO); 10013 (Finance roll)
- Building type
- Office and commercial building (city class O9)
- Total floor area
- 1,653,794 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 1,653,794 SF
- Office
- 1,653,794 SF
- Height
- 45 floors
- Average floor
- About 36,800 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1968
- Lot area
- 136,994 SF
- Zoning district
- C6-4
- Built FAR
- 12.07
- Max commercial FAR
- 10
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1001560001
Nearest subway
- Chambers St
- City Hall
- Chambers St
Nearby large buildings
- 325 Broadway
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association Building, 305 Broadway
- 23 Chambers Street
- 299 Broadway
- Sun Building, 280 Broadway
- 291 Broadway
- Broadway-Chambers Building, 277 Broadway
- David N Dinkins Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street
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 Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 38 Lafayette Street at $439.3 million and assesses it at $197.7 million. Exemptions on the roll cover the whole taxable value, which is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes properties.
- Owner of record
- US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $439,319,000
- Land market value
- $53,200,000
- Assessed value
- $197,693,550
- Exemptions
- $197,693,550
- Estimated yearly tax
- Fully exempt on the roll
City market value by tax year
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Questions about 38 Lafayette Street
How big is 38 Lafayette Street?
38 Lafayette Street has about 1.7 million square feet of floor area in total, including 1.7 million 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 38 Lafayette Street built?
City records list 1968 as the year built. The building is 45 floors tall.
What other addresses does 38 Lafayette Street have?
City records list 49-63 Duane Street, 1 Federal Plaza, 2 Federal Plaza, 10-34 Lafayette Street and 100-116 Worth Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1001560001) as 38 Lafayette Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 38 Lafayette Street?
City records give two ZIP codes for this tax lot: 10278 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 38 Lafayette Street?
The lot is in the C6-4 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 12.07 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 38 Lafayette Street?
The closest subway station to 38 Lafayette Street is Chambers St (the J, Z, 4, 5 and 6 trains, connected to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall), about 700 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: City Hall (the R and W trains), 4 min walk; Chambers St (the A, C, 2, 3, E, R and W trains, connected to Cortlandt St and World Trade Center and Park Place), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 38 Lafayette Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION as the owner of record of 38 Lafayette Street (BBL 1001560001). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What are the property taxes at 38 Lafayette Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists exemptions covering the whole taxable value of 38 Lafayette Street, so there is no property tax on the roll to estimate. That is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) properties. The city's property tax records for BBL 1001560001 show what is actually billed.
What is the assessed value of 38 Lafayette Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 38 Lafayette Street at $439.3 million ($53.2 million of it land) and its assessed value at $197.7 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 13% from 2022/23 ($387.6 million) to 2026/27.
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