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Office building · Chelsea, Manhattan
516 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
516 West 25th Street is a 7-floor office building in Chelsea, Manhattan, built in 1958, with about 71,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 520 West 25th Street, 524 West 25th Street and 530 West 25th Street.
- Office space
- 71K SF
- Floors
- 7
- Year built
- 1958
- Zoning
- M1-5
The 15th largest of the 17 office buildings we track in Chelsea. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 516 West 25th Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 2 minute walk, 516 West 25th Street ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1958; the median neighbor dates from 1922. Its estimated property tax, about $11.95 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $9.51.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 West 25th Street | 71K SF | 7 | 1958 | $11.95 | Dec 2019, $72.1M |
| 511 West 25th Street | 79K SF | 9 | 1917 | $18.88 | Jan 2025, $49.5M (2 lots) |
| 508 West 26th Street | 126K SF | 9 | 1927 | $7.24 | n/a |
| 518 West 26th Street | 196K SF | 10 | 1910 | $7.48 | n/a |
| 536 West 26th Street | 56K SF | 9 | 2016 | $29.01 | Jul 2018, $257M |
| Zinn Building, 210 Eleventh Avenue | 108K SF | 11 | 1911 | $11.54 | n/a |
| 220 Eleventh Avenue | 151K SF | 9 | 2023 | $2.79 | n/a |
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
- 520 West 25th Street; 524 West 25th Street; 530 West 25th Street
- ZIP code
- 10001
- Building type
- Office building (city class O3)
- Total floor area
- 90,436 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 90,436 SF
- Office
- 70,603 SF
- Retail
- 19,833 SF
- Height
- 7 floors
- Average floor
- About 12,900 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last major alteration
- 2020
- Lot area
- 19,750 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-5
- Built FAR
- 4.58
- Max commercial FAR
- 5
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1006960049
Nearest subway
- 23 St
- 34 St-Hudson Yards
- 23 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 3 storefronts at 516 West 25th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 3
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Chelsea
- 10.8%
- Share vacant along West 25th Street
- 16.7%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
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, 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
The Department of Finance lists 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 516 West 25th Street at $23.5 million and assesses it at $10.6 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $9.96 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 $1.08 million a year before abatements, roughly $11.95 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.
- Owner of record
- 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $23,527,000
- Land market value
- $5,000,000
- Assessed value
- $10,587,150
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $9,963,087
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $1.08 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $11.95
City market value by tax year
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; 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 property records (ACRIS)
Sales history
516 West 25th Street last sold in December 2019 for $72.1 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. TAN HOLDING CORP. sold it to 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC.
- Last sale (deed date)
- December 6, 2019
- Price
- $72,125,000
- Seller
- TAN HOLDING CORP.
- Buyer
- 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC
- Deed recorded
- December 19, 2019
- ACRIS document
- 2019121000271001
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-02; prices as the deeds state them, names as recorded (companies and public bodies only). Shown are deeds that move the whole lot for a real price. Transfers between related companies for a nominal sum, sales of partial interests, land sales before the building went up and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
516 West 25th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 27.5 kBtu per square foot, 39% below the national median of 44.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 310 metric tons of CO2e (2.96 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- None given
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 27.5 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 44.8 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 310 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 2.96 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 104,557 SF
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.
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 516 West 25th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 2 floors (floors 6 and 7 and the penthouse). The newest build-out, on floor 6, was first permitted in January 2025 (construction, mechanical; filed cost estimate $304,000).
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 1
- Newest job first permitted
- August 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 2
- Floors with interior work, last 24 months
- 6 and 7, penthouse
- Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
- 1
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 516 West 25th Street
How big is 516 West 25th Street?
516 West 25th Street has about 90,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 71,000 square feet of office and 20,000 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 516 West 25th Street built?
City records list 1958 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2020. The building is 7 floors tall.
What other addresses does 516 West 25th Street have?
City records list 520 West 25th Street, 524 West 25th Street and 530 West 25th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1006960049) as 516 West 25th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 516 West 25th Street?
516 West 25th Street is in ZIP code 10001, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 516 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001, in Chelsea.
What is the zoning at 516 West 25th Street?
The lot is in the M1-5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 4.58 and a maximum commercial FAR of 5 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 516 West 25th Street?
The closest subway station to 516 West 25th Street is 23 St (the C and E trains), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, roughly 8 minutes on foot. Also nearby: 34 St-Hudson Yards (the 7 train), 10 min walk; 23 St (the 1 train), 12 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 516 West 25th Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC as the owner of record of 516 West 25th Street (BBL 1006960049). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
When was 516 West 25th Street last sold?
516 West 25th Street last sold in December 2019 for $72.1 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. TAN HOLDING CORP. sold it to 530 WEST 25TH STREET LLC. The deed is ACRIS document 2019121000271001 (BBL 1006960049) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.
Does 516 West 25th Street have an energy grade?
516 West 25th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 27.5 kBtu per square foot, 39% below the national median of 44.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 310 metric tons of CO2e (2.96 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 516 West 25th Street?
In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 516 West 25th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 2 floors (floors 6 and 7 and the penthouse). The newest build-out, on floor 6, was first permitted in January 2025 (construction, mechanical; filed cost estimate $304,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1006960049. 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 516 West 25th Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $9.96 million for 516 West 25th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.08 million a year, roughly $11.95 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1006960049 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 516 West 25th Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 516 West 25th Street at $23.5 million ($5 million of it land) and its assessed value at $10.6 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 23% from 2022/23 ($19.1 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 516 West 25th Street?
Owners registered 3 storefronts at 516 West 25th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood 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 516 West 25th Street?
No space at 516 West 25th Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.
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