Office building · Financial District, Manhattan

44 Beaver Street

New York, NY 10004

44 Beaver Street is a 12-floor office building in the Financial District, Manhattan, built in 1920, with about 98,000 square feet of office space according to city records.

Also at 38-46 Beaver Street and 8 South William Street.

Office space
98K SF
Floors
12
Year built
1920
Zoning
C5-5

The 98th largest of the 104 office buildings we track in the Financial District. Compare it with 6 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 44 Beaver Street compares

Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, 44 Beaver Street is the smallest by office floor area. It went up in 1920; the median neighbor dates from 1931. Its property tax is fully exempt on the city's assessment roll.

44 Beaver Street and the 6 nearest large office buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot and last sale
BuildingOffice spaceFloorsBuiltTax / SFLast sale
44 Beaver StreetThis building98K SF121920Exemptn/a
75 Broad Street1 min walk647K SF341928$9.89n/a
55 Broad Street1 min walk397K SF301968$8.77Jul 2023, $173M
J. & W. Seligman & Company Building, 1 William Street1 min walk105K SF121907$9.06n/a
40 Exchange Place1 min walk228K SF201902$10.09Nov 2015, $115M
85 Broad Street1 min walk994K SF311983$10.63May 2017, $652M
80 Broad Street1 min walk349K SF371935$9.29Sep 2014, $173M
The 98th largest of the 104 office buildings we track in the Financial District: see the full list

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); ACRIS for the last deed that moved the whole lot for a real price (a price for several lots is their combined price; condominiums sell by the unit and show n/a). 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
38-46 Beaver Street; 8 South William Street
ZIP code
10004
Building type
Office building (city class O3)
Total floor area
97,596 SF
Commercial floor area
97,596 SF
Office
97,596 SF
Height
12 floors
Average floor
About 8,100 SF (floor area divided by floors)
Year built
1920
Last major alteration
1984
Lot area
9,010 SF
Zoning district
C5-5
Built FAR
10.83
Max commercial FAR
15
Tax lot (BBL)
1000290073

Nearest subway

  • Broad St2 min walk · Not accessible
  • Wall St3 min walk · Not accessible
  • Whitehall St-South Ferry3 min walk · Not accessible · connects to South Ferry

Nearby large buildings

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 Department of Finance records

Owner, property tax and assessed value

The Department of Finance lists SANITATION 253 as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 44 Beaver Street at $13.1 million and assesses it at $5.89 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
SANITATION 253
Tax class
Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value
$13,095,000
Land market value
$6,250,000
Assessed value
$5,892,750
Exemptions
$5,892,750
Estimated yearly tax
Fully exempt on the roll

City market value by tax year

  • 2022/23$13.9 million
  • 2023/24$14.7 million
  • 2024/25$12.5 million
  • 2025/26$13.2 million
  • 2026/27$13.1 million

Market value fell 6% from 2022/23 ($13.9 million) to 2026/27.

How the Financial District compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoods

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-02. Exempt properties can still owe charges or payments in lieu of taxes that the roll does not show.

NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy score, grade and emissions

44 Beaver Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 78.7 kBtu per square foot, 30% below the national median of 112.6 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 689 metric tons of CO2e (7.06 kg per square foot).

ENERGY STAR score (2024)
74 of 100
Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
B (70 to 84)
Property type (Portfolio Manager)
Office
Site energy use intensity
78.7 kBtu/SF
National median for the type
112.6 kBtu/SF
Greenhouse gas emissions
689 t CO2e
Emissions per SF
7.06 kg CO2e
Floor area in the filing
97,596 SF

ENERGY STAR score by year

  • 202263 (C)
  • 202369 (C)
  • 202474 (B)

Energy sources in 2024

  • District steam51%
  • Electricity48%
  • Natural gas1%

Share of the energy used on site, as filed.

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 44 Beaver Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 12 floors (floors 1 to 12 and the cellar). The newest build-out, on floor 10, was first permitted in February 2026 (mechanical; filed cost estimate $1 million).

New jobs, last 12 months
1
Initial permits, last 12 months
1
Newest job first permitted
February 2026
Interior build-outs, last 24 months
5
Floors with interior work, last 24 months
1 to 12, cellar

Recent build-outs

  • Floor 10February 2026Mechanical; est. $1 million
  • Floors 1 to 3, 5, 6 and 8 to 12, cellarFebruary 2025Mechanical; est. $103,000
  • Floors 1 to 12, cellar, roofJanuary 2025Sprinklers; est. $2.8 million
  • Floor 1, cellarJanuary 2025Plumbing; est. $1.5 million
  • Floors 1 to 12, cellarNovember 2024Construction; est. $4 million

New jobs by year

  • 20210
  • 20221
  • 20231
  • 20241
  • 20253
  • 2026 to date1

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 44 Beaver Street

How big is 44 Beaver Street?

44 Beaver Street has about 98,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 98,000 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 44 Beaver Street built?

City records list 1920 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 1984. The building is 12 floors tall.

What other addresses does 44 Beaver Street have?

City records list 38-46 Beaver Street and 8 South William Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1000290073) as 44 Beaver Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 44 Beaver Street?

44 Beaver Street is in ZIP code 10004, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 44 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004, in the Financial District.

What is the zoning at 44 Beaver Street?

The lot is in the C5-5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 10.83 and a maximum commercial FAR of 15 for this lot.

What subway station is closest to 44 Beaver Street?

The closest subway station to 44 Beaver Street is Broad St (the J and Z trains), about 600 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Wall St (the 2 and 3 trains), 3 min walk; Whitehall St-South Ferry (the R, W and 1 trains, connected to South Ferry), 3 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

Who owns 44 Beaver Street?

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists SANITATION 253 as the owner of record of 44 Beaver Street (BBL 1000290073). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

What is the energy grade of 44 Beaver Street?

44 Beaver Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 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 78.7 kBtu per square foot, 30% below the national median of 112.6 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 689 metric tons of CO2e (7.06 kg per square foot).

Is there construction at 44 Beaver Street?

In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 44 Beaver Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 12 floors (floors 1 to 12 and the cellar). The newest build-out, on floor 10, was first permitted in February 2026 (mechanical; filed cost estimate $1 million). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1000290073. 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 44 Beaver Street?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists exemptions covering the whole taxable value of 44 Beaver 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 1000290073 show what is actually billed.

What is the assessed value of 44 Beaver Street?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 44 Beaver Street at $13.1 million ($6.25 million of it land) and its assessed value at $5.89 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 6% from 2022/23 ($13.9 million) to 2026/27.

Is there office space for lease at 44 Beaver Street?

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