Office building · Tribeca, Manhattan
City Hall
52 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
City Hall (52 Chambers Street) is a 2-floor office building in Tribeca, Manhattan, built in 1914, with about 144,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Part of City Hall Park. Also at 254 Broadway and 1 City Hall.
- Office space
- 144K SF
- Floors
- 2
- Year built
- 1914
- Zoning
- PARK
The 22nd largest of the 36 office buildings we track in Tribeca. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How City Hall compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 3 minute walk, City Hall ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1914; the median neighbor dates from 1912. Its property tax is fully exempt on the city's assessment roll.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Hall, 52 Chambers Street | 144K SF | 2 | 1914 | Exempt |
| 250 Broadway | 477K SF | 30 | 1964 | $10.60 |
| Sun Building, 280 Broadway | 168K SF | 7 | 1846 | Exempt |
| 11 Park Place | 195K SF | 18 | 1927 | $11.67 |
| Broadway-Chambers Building, 277 Broadway | 90K SF | 18 | 1900 | $8.66 |
| 23 Chambers Street | 230K SF | 9 | 1911 | Exempt |
| David N Dinkins Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street | 1.1M SF | 39 | 1914 | 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
- Building name
- City Hall
- Part of
- City Hall Park
- Other addresses
- 254 Broadway; 1 City Hall
- ZIP code
- 10007
- Building type
- Office building (city class O2)
- Total floor area
- 144,016 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 144,016 SF
- Office
- 144,016 SF
- Height
- 2 floors
- Year built
- 1914
- Last major alteration
- 2012
- Lot area
- 400,000 SF
- Zoning district
- PARK
- Built FAR
- 0.36
- Historic district
- African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District
- Landmark status
- Individual and interior landmark
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1001220001
Nearest subway
- City Hall
- Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall
- Park Place
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses and building name 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 NYC DCAS (the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services) as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values City Hall at $59.8 million and assesses it at $26.9 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
- NYC DCAS (the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services)
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $59,845,000
- Land market value
- $32,452,000
- Assessed value
- $26,930,250
- Exemptions
- $26,930,250
- Estimated yearly tax
- Fully exempt on the roll
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; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-16. Exempt properties can still owe charges or payments in lieu of taxes that the roll does not show.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
City Hall's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (a campus of several buildings cannot get a 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 73.7 kBtu per square foot, 24% above the national median of 59.2 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 9,949 metric tons of CO2e (6.61 kg per square foot). The filing covers 3 tax lots together, so these figures are for the whole property.
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- None given
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 73.7 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 59.2 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 9,949 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 6.61 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 1,505,431 SF
- Tax lots in the filing
- 3
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, one filing for 3 tax lots), 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.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at City Hall in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in August 2025.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- August 2025
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
- Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
- 1
New jobs by year
Build-outs across TribecaWhere NYC offices are being built out
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.
Landmarks Preservation Commission records
Architecture and history
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated City Hall a New York City landmark on February 1, 1966. The Commission also designated part of its interior an interior landmark on January 27, 1976. The Commission also designated IRT Subway System Underground Interior, on this tax lot, an interior landmark on October 23, 1979. The Commission also designated New York County Courthouse, on this tax lot, a New York City landmark on October 16, 1984. The Commission also designated New York County Courthouse (Tweed Courthouse), on this tax lot, an interior landmark on October 16, 1984.
- City landmark
- City Hall: individual landmark, designated February 1, 1966 (LP-00080)
- City landmark
- City Hall: interior landmark, designated January 27, 1976 (LP-00916)
- Landmark on this lot
- IRT Subway System Underground Interior: interior landmark, designated October 23, 1979 (LP-01096)
- Landmark on this lot
- New York County Courthouse: individual landmark, designated October 16, 1984 (LP-01437)
- Landmark on this lot
- New York County Courthouse (Tweed Courthouse): interior landmark, designated October 16, 1984 (LP-01122)
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark Sites and Designated and Calendared Buildings and Sites on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-10-16. A designation can cover part of a lot, such as a facade or a lobby interior.
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Questions about City Hall
How big is City Hall?
City Hall has about 144,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 144,000 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 City Hall built?
City records list 1914 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2012. The building is 2 floors tall.
Is City Hall a New York City landmark?
Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated City Hall an individual landmark on February 1, 1966 (LP-00080). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.
What is the address of City Hall?
City Hall is at 52 Chambers Street in Tribeca, Manhattan. City records list 254 Broadway and 1 City Hall on the same tax lot (BBL 1001220001). A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 52 Chambers Street?
52 Chambers Street is in ZIP code 10007, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. City Hall is at 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007, in Tribeca.
What is the zoning at City Hall?
The lot is in the PARK zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.36 for this lot. It is inside the African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District, so exterior changes go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
What subway station is closest to City Hall?
The closest subway station to City Hall is City Hall (the R and W trains), about 300 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute on foot. Also nearby: Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall (the 4, 5, 6, J and Z trains, connected to Chambers St), 2 min walk; Park Place (the 2, 3, A, C, E, R and W trains, connected to Cortlandt St and Chambers St and World Trade Center), 3 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns City Hall?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists NYC DCAS (the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services) as the owner of record of City Hall (BBL 1001220001). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
Does City Hall have an energy grade?
City Hall's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (a campus of several buildings cannot get a 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 73.7 kBtu per square foot, 24% above the national median of 59.2 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 9,949 metric tons of CO2e (6.61 kg per square foot). The filing covers 3 tax lots together, so these figures are for the whole property.
Is there construction at City Hall?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at City Hall in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in August 2025. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1001220001. 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 City Hall?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists exemptions covering the whole taxable value of City Hall, 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 1001220001 show what is actually billed.
What is the assessed value of City Hall?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of City Hall at $59.8 million ($32.5 million of it land) and its assessed value at $26.9 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 16% from 2022/23 ($51.6 million) to 2026/27.
Is there office space for lease at City Hall?
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