Retail building · Upper West Side, Manhattan
625 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
625 West 55th Street is a 6-floor retail building in the Upper West Side, Manhattan, built in 1927, with about 89,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.
Also at 623-635 West 55th Street.
- Retail space
- 89K SF
- Floors
- 6
- Year built
- 1927
- Zoning
- M1-5
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Compared with its neighbors
How 625 West 55th Street compares
Next to the 4 nearest large retail buildings, all within a 19 minute walk, 625 West 55th Street ranks 3rd of 5 by retail floor area. Built in 1927, it is the oldest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $11.16 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $39.48.
| Building | Retail space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 West 55th Street | 89K SF | 6 | 1927 | $11.16 |
| 706 Eleventh Avenue | 66K SF | 2 | 1930 | $37.58 |
| 660 Eighth Avenue | 60K SF | 6 | 1998 | $39.48 |
| 1514 Broadway | 114K SF | 4 | 1938 | $121.57 |
| 234 West 42nd Street | 275K SF | 15 | 1999 | 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 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other address
- 623-635 West 55th Street
- ZIP code
- 10019
- Building type
- Retail building (city class K2)
- Total floor area
- 95,176 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 88,676 SF
- Retail
- 88,676 SF
- Height
- 6 floors
- Average floor
- About 15,900 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1927
- Last major alteration
- 2015
- Lot area
- 17,071 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-5
- Built FAR
- 5.58
- Max commercial FAR
- 5
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1011030015
Nearest subway
- 59 St-Columbus Circle
- 50 St
- 66 St-Lincoln Center
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 2 storefronts at 625 West 55th 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
- 2
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across the Upper West Side
- 9.5%
- Share vacant along West 55th Street
- 19.0%
- 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 625 W 55 LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 625 West 55th Street at $21.8 million and assesses it at $9.79 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $9.79 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 $1.06 million a year before abatements, roughly $11.16 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
- 625 W 55 LLC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $21,755,000
- Land market value
- $3,000,000
- Assessed value
- $9,789,750
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $1.06 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $11.16
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 energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
625 West 55th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (too much of the floor area is classed as other uses), 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 47 kBtu per square foot, 33% below the national median of 70.3 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 408 metric tons of CO2e (4.17 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- None given
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 47 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 70.3 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 408 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 4.17 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 97,690 SF
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 2018, 2023, 2024
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.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 625 West 55th Street in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in July 2022.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- July 2022
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across the Upper West SideWhere NYC offices are being built out
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 625 West 55th Street
How big is 625 West 55th Street?
625 West 55th Street has about 95,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 89,000 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 625 West 55th Street built?
City records list 1927 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2015. The building is 6 floors tall.
What other addresses does 625 West 55th Street have?
City records list 623-635 West 55th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1011030015) as 625 West 55th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 625 West 55th Street?
625 West 55th Street is in ZIP code 10019, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 625 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019, in the Upper West Side.
What is the zoning at 625 West 55th Street?
The lot is in the M1-5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 5.58 and a maximum commercial FAR of 5 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 625 West 55th Street?
The closest subway station to 625 West 55th Street is 59 St-Columbus Circle (the 1, A, B, C and D trains), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, roughly 12 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: 50 St (the C and E trains), 13 min walk; 66 St-Lincoln Center (the 1 train), 13 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 625 West 55th Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 625 W 55 LLC as the owner of record of 625 West 55th Street (BBL 1011030015). 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.
Does 625 West 55th Street have an energy grade?
625 West 55th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (too much of the floor area is classed as other uses), 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 47 kBtu per square foot, 33% below the national median of 70.3 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 408 metric tons of CO2e (4.17 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 625 West 55th Street?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 625 West 55th Street in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in July 2022. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1011030015. 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 625 West 55th Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $9.79 million for 625 West 55th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.06 million a year, roughly $11.16 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1011030015 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 625 West 55th Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 625 West 55th Street at $21.8 million ($3 million of it land) and its assessed value at $9.79 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 13% from 2022/23 ($19.2 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 625 West 55th Street?
Owners registered 2 storefronts at 625 West 55th 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 retail space for lease at 625 West 55th Street?
No space at 625 West 55th 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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