Check this page for updated rankings of the 10 largest Manhattan permit applications submitted to the Department of Buildings during the previous month and during the last calendar year.
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in January 2017 | |
| January 1 - January 31 2017 | |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link | |
| 2395 Eighth Avenue | Harlem | JCAL Development Group | Aufgang Architects | 75 | 76,477 | 1/19/17 | Residential | |
| 235 Clinton Street | Lower East Side | NYC Housing Authority | MD Szerbaty Associates | 0 | 2,613 | 1/13/17 | Factory/Industrial | |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permits data | |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in December 2016 | |
| December 1 - December 31 2016 | |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link | |
| 415 10th Avenue | Chelsea | Related Companies | AAI Architects | 0 | 887,611 | 12/22/16 | Business | |
| 430 East 58th Street | Midtown | Manchester Real Estate | Stephen B. Jacobs Group | 389 | 262,069 | 12/28/16 | Residential | |
| 1802 Second Avenue | Upper East Side | Omega Health Care Investors | Handel Architects | 215 | 153,992 | 12/8/16 | Institution | |
| 249 East 62nd Street | Upper East Side | Real Estate Inverlad Development | Rafael Vinoly Architects | 83 | 101,154 | 12/27/16 | Residential | |
| 412 East 90th Street | Upper East Side | Spence School | Rogers Partners Architects | 0 | 51,805 | 12/7/16 | Educational | |
| 128 West 23rd Street | Chelsea | Pan-Brothers Associates | Kutnicki Bernstein Architects | 33 | 43,828 | 12/15/16 | Residential | |
| 428 East 92nd Street | Upper East Side | SJM Partners | Butz Wilbern | 0 | 35,790 | 12/2/16 | Storage | |
| 114 Mulberry Street | Little Italy | Wonder Works Construction | Karl Fischer Architect | 23 | 22,559 | 12/2/16 | Residential | |
| 308 East 106th Street | East Harlem | Salih Marc | KR Design Group | 22 | 20,160 | 12/7/16 | Residential | |
| 30 West 39th Street | Midtown | Fortuna Realty Group | Nobutaka Ashihara Architect | 299 | 11,158 | 12/30/16 | Residential | |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permits data over 10,000 square feet | |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in November 2016 |
| November 1 - November 30 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 110 Charlton Street | SoHo | Cape Advisors | AAI Architects | 290 | 228,603 | 11/10/16 | Residential |
| 10 Lenox Avenue | Harlem | Level One Holdings | Isaac & Stern Architects | 27 | 39,530 | 11/28/16 | Residential |
| 144 Barrow Street | West Village | William Gottlieb Real Estate | Morris Adjmi Architects | 16 | 19,525 | 11/21/16 | Residential |
| 286 Lenox Avenue | Harlem | Real Estate Equities | Gambino & LaPorta Architecture | 0 | 15,012 | 11/14/16 | Business |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permits data over 10,000 square feet |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in October 2016 |
| October 1 - October 31, 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type |
| 181 Mercer Street | Greenwich Village | New York University | Davis Brody Bond, KieranTimberlake | | 587,943 | 10/27/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 525 8th Avenue | Hell's Kitchen | McSam Hotel Group | Gene Kaufman | 252 | 73,434 | 10/6/16 | Hotel |
| 59 West 128th Street | Harlem | KP Developers | Sion Associates | 8 | 5,133 | 10/21/16 | Residential |
| 165 East 107th Street | East Harlem | Kalico Group | Sion Associates | 2 | 4,415 | 10/31/16 | Residential |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in September 2016 |
| September 1 - September 30, 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type |
| 509 West 34th Street | Hudson Yards | Tishman Speyer | Bjarke Ingels | | 2,216,567 | 9/29/16 | Commercial |
| 545 West 37th Street | Hudson Yards | Chetrit Group | CetraRuddy Architecture | 131 | 373,275 | 9/30/16 | Residential |
| 180 Broome Street | Lower East Side | Delancey Street Associates | Handel Architects | 263 | 346,364 | 9/20/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 200 Amsterdam Avenue | Upper West Side | SJP Properties | Elkus Manfredi, CetraRuddy | 112 | 346,313 | 9/27/16 | Residential |
| 42 Trinity Place | Financial District | Trinity Place Holdings | Studio C Architects | 90 | 222,877 | 9/1/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 262 Fifth Avenue | Midtown South | Boris Kuzinez | SLCE Architects | 41 | 150,018 | 9/23/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 821 First Avenue | Midtown East | Republic of Turkey | Perkins Eastman | 20 | 142,784 | 9/28/16 | Residential |
| 1912 First Avenue | East Harlem | New York City Health and Hospitals | Dattner Architects | 153 | 131,966 | 9/14/16 | Residential |
| 501 West 18th Street | Chelsea | Related Companies | SLCE Architects | 63 | 108,024 | 9/29/16 | Residential |
| 225 West 28th Street | Chelsea | HAP Investments | DXA Studio | 112 | 90,901 | 9/8/16 | Residential |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in August 2016 |
| August 1 - August 31, 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type |
| 515 West 42nd Street | Hell's Kitchen | BD Hotels | Handel Architects | 350 | 281,347 | 8/12/16 | Residential |
| 301 East 80th Street | Upper East Side | Icon Realty | SLCE Architects | 63 | 208,545 | 8/1/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 319 West 35th Street | Garment District | Mayflower Business Group | | 170 | 58,754 | 8/20/16 | Hotel |
| 86 Warren Street | TriBeCa | Solil Management | BKSK Architects | 40 | 55,066 | 8/2/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 44 West 37th Street | Garment District | Sioni Group | Newman Design Group | | 38,845 | 8/31/16 | Commercial |
| 145 Perry Street | West Village | Greenwich Heights Corporation | Helpern Architects | 6 | 28,691 | 8/26/16 | Residential |
| 139 East 23rd Street | Kips Bay | Modell Financial | H.T.O. Architect | 13 | 24,851 | 8/4/16 | Residential |
| 441 West 37th Street | Midtown West | Happy Living Development | De-Jan Lu | 9 | 15,179 | 8/17/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 298 East Second Street | East Village | Lee Properties Group | Zakrzewski + Hyde Architects | 7 | 13,767 | 8/30/16 | Residential |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in July 2016 |
| July 1 - July 31, 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type |
| 220 11th Avenue | Chelsea | Moinian Group | SCLE Architects | 40 | 148,243 | 7/15/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 615 10th Avenue | Hell's Kitchen | XIN Development | Marvel Architects | 82 | 105,305 | 7/7/16 | Residential |
| 2600 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard | Harlem | Truss Development Group | Lin & Associates Architects | 103 | 93,946 | 7/29/16 | Residential |
| 501 Third Avenue | Murray Hill | Extell Development | DJ Associates Architect | 32 | 57,901 | 7/20/16 | Mixed-Use |
| 117 West 21st Street | Chelsea | Amirian Group | GRADE Architecture | 9 | 33,771 | 7/20/16 | Residential |
| 500 West 25th Street | Chelsea | GDS Development | GF55 Partners | 7 | 19,417 | 7/19/16 | Residential |
| 79 Eldridge Street | Lower East Side | Osher Niyazov | Ellipses Design | 48 | 16,157 | 7/13/16 | Hotel |
| 162 East 83rd Street | Upper East Side | Rosenberg & Estis | Deborah Berke & Partners | 1 | 8,181 | 7/15/16 | Residential |
| Source: TRD analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in June |
| June 1st to June 30th 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 572 11th Avenue | Midtown West | Moinian Group | Cetraruddy Architecture | 163 | 134,939 | 6/3/16 | Apartments, Retail |
| 413 West 18th Street | Chelsea | NYC Housing Authority | Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architecture | 160 | 122,955 | 6/16/16 | Apartments |
| 12 East 48th Street | Grand Central | Hidrock Properties | Handel Architects | 161 | 115,924 | 6/10/16 | Hotel |
| 827 Broadway | East Village | Quality Capital | C3D Architecture | 0 | 69,504 | 6/10/16 | Community Facility |
| 43 West 47th Street | Plaza District | JRJ Metro Realty | Marin Architects | 0 | 57,996 | 6/3/16 | Apartments, Retail |
| 250 Bradhurst Avenue | Central Harlem | Madison Square Boys & Girls Club | Rogers Architects | 0 | 42,112 | 6/29/16 | Community Facility. |
| 433 West 53rd Street | Midtown West | Emmut Properties | Allen Shinfeld | 60 | 41,617 | 6/30/16 | Apartments |
| 400 A East 118th Street | East Harlem | North East Equity | Bolek Ryzinski | 35 | 25,359 | 6/7/16 | Apartments |
| 114 West 125th Street | Central Harlem | Ritholtz Wealth Management | SRA Architecture + Engineering | 0 | 23,417 | 6/20/16 | Retail, Office |
| 245 West 34th Street | Penn Plaza | Cornell Realty Management | Gambino + Laporta Architecture | 0 | 10,195 | 6/29/16 | Retail, Office |
| Source: TRData analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in May |
| May 1st to May 31st 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 45 Broad Street | Financial District | Madison Equities | Milrose Consultants | 150 | 257,225 | 5/21/16 | Apartments |
| 2420 Amsterdam Avenue | Washington Heights | Youngwoo & Associates | Jam Consultants | 192 | 214,012 | 5/19/16 | Apartments |
| 18 West 116th Street | West Harlem | Harlem Baptist Temple Church | BMB Building Consulting | 28 | 35,149 | 5/4/16 | Apartments |
| 77 Chrystie Street | Nolita | Chun Chu Realty | Five Boro Consulting & Expediting | 7 | 12,493 | 5/3/16 | Apartments, Retail |
| Source: TRData analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Top Manhattan Permit Applications in April |
| April 1st to April 30th 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 25 Park Row | Financial District | L+M Development | COOKFOX Architects | 108 | 265,658 | 4/15/16 | Apartments |
| 611 West 56th Street | Hell's Kitchen | John Catsimatdis | SLCE Architects | 80 | 127,097 | 4/6/16 | Apartments, Retail |
| 255 West 34th Street | Garment District | Chetrit Group | Stonehill & Taylor Architects | 300 | 122,426 | 4/5/16 | Hotel |
| 2255 Broadway | Upper West Side | Alchemy Properties | Goldstein, Hill & West Architect | 32 | 95,139 | 4/15/16 | Hotel |
| 500 West 22nd Street | Chelsea | Brantwood Capital | Union Street Studio | 8 | 64,024 | 4/7/16 | Apartments |
| 152 West 140th Street | Central Harlem | KP Development | Yan Architect & Planner | 58 | 57,505 | 4/26/16 | Apartments, Retail |
| 65 West Broadway | Tribeca | Cape Advisors | BKSK Architects | 21 | 55,066 | 4/6/16 | Residential |
| 211 West 29th Street | Chelsea | Alex Bernstein | ZH Architects | 42 | 42,009 | 4/6/16 | Apartments |
| 263 West 34th Street | Garment District | Cornell Realty Management | ME Architect | 0 | 27,849 | 4/26/16 | Office, Retail |
| 532 West 20th Street | Chelsea | DDG Partners | H.T.O. Architect | 9 | 27,019 | 4/15/16 | Apartments |
| Source: TRData analysis of DOB permit |
| Largest permit applications in Manhattan |
| March 1 - March 31st 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res Units | SF | Pre-filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 4566 Broadway | Washington Heights | LargaVista Companies | Stantec | 171 | 156,345 | 3/4/16 | Apartments |
| 135 East 47th Street | Grand Central | New Empire Real Estate Development | SLCE Architects | 122 | 151,013 | 3/30/16 | Apartments |
| 200 East 21st Street | Gramercy | Alfa Development | BKSK | 65 | 104,709 | 3/11/16 | Apartments |
| 142 West 19th Street | Chelsea | Urban Standard Development | Think Architecture & Design | 9 | 16,228 | 3/30/16 | Apartments |
| 30 Thompson Street | Soho | Weis Group | Heritage Architecture | 7 | 13,632 | 3/25/16 | Office |
| 2282 Second Avenue | East Harlem | Peter Sareyani | Arc Architecture + Design Studio | 13 | 12,730 | 3/4/16 | Apartments |
| 277 Mott Street | Nolita | Karl Kopp | Toshiko Mori Architect | 0 | 7,528 | 3/24/16 | Retail |
| Source: TRData analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Largest permit applications in Manhattan |
| Feb. 1 - Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 460 West 128th Street | West Harlem | J128 LLC | HOK | 0 | 428,105 | 2/16/16 | Medical, Office, Retail |
| 147 East 86th Street | Upper East Side | Ceruzzi Properties | HOK | 63 | 203,157 | 2/5/16 | Apartments |
| 39 West 23rd Street | Flatiron District | Anbau Enterprises | COOK+FOX | 48 | 102,273 | 2/23/16 | Apartments |
| 432 West 58th Street | Midtown West | Maccioni Group | DMR Architects | 0 | 78,036 | 2/23/16 | Conversion to School |
| 363 Lafayette Street | NoHo | Ironstate Development | Morris Adjmi Architects | 0 | 36,038 | 2/17/16 | Commercial, Community |
| 143 Franklin Street | Tribeca | Krinos Properties | Jeffrey Cole Architects | 9 | 33,128 | 2/1/16 | Conversion to Residential |
| 11 Jane Street | West Village | Edward J. Minskoff Properties | Madgi | 9 | 30,597 | 2/12/16 | Apartments |
| 208 East 119th Street | East Harlem | 119 Equity LLC | Dearch Architecture | 25 | 22,362 | 2/12/16 | Apartments |
| 127 West 112th Street | Central Harlem | NY Park Holding LLC | Karl Fischer Architect | 22 | 20,675 | 2/16/16 | Apartments |
| 105 Riverside Drive | Upper West Side | Franco Finstad | BP Architecture | 1 | 8,173 | 2/17/16 | Multi-family to Single-family Conversion |
| Source: TRData analysis of DOB permit applications |
| Largest permit applications in Manhattan in January 2016 |
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| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link
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| 1185 Broadway | Garment District | Bluerock Real Estate | Rafael Viñoly | 164 | 164,389 | 1/20/16 | Hotel |
| 305 West 128th Street | Harlem | Fane Organization | Kutnicki Bernstein Architects | 57 | 53,074 | 1/13/16 | Residential Apartments |
| 540 West 25th Street | Chelsea | Wenat Realty Associates | Bonetti/Kozerski Studio | 0 | 48,761 | 1/29/16 | Commercial |
| 143 Franklin Street | Tribeca | Krinos Properties | Jeffrey Cole Architects | 9 | 33,182 | 1/29/16 | Residential Apartments |
| 327 East 84th Street | Upper East Side | Manhattan Restoration | Frederic Schwartz Architects | 4 | 16,178 | 1/13/16 | Residential Apartments |
| 63 Audubon Avenue | Washington Heights | Seewell Realty | Zarchitecture | 0 | 11,854 | 1/25/16 | Medical Facility |
| 152 East 106th Street | East Harlem | Farhadian Mansour | Sion Associates | 10 | 8,021 | 1/06/16 | Residential Apartments |
| 650 East Sixth Street | East Village | Capital Realty Investors | RSVP Studio | 5 | 7,761 | 1/19/16 | Residential Apartments |
| Largest permit applications in Manhattan in December 2015 |
| December 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res units | SF | Pre-Filing Date | Type/DOB Link |
| 76 11th Avenue | West Chelsea | HFZ Capital Group | Woods Bagot | 0 | 242,750 | 12/15/15 | Office & Retail |
| 2306 Third Avenue | East Harlem | Salvation Army | Peter Poon Architects | 233 | 139,833 | 12/18/15 | Residential |
| 308 West 133rd Street | Central Harlem | Happy Living Development | Building solution services | 46 | 40,163 | 12/1/15 | Residential |
| 21 West 17th Street | Flatiron | C.A. White | Morris Adjmi Architects | 12 | 22,358 | 12/2/15 | Residential |
| 225 West 140th Street | Central Harlem | Maxwell Development | Stat Architecture | 20 | 21,515 | 12/2/15 | Residential |
| 14 White Street | Tribeca | Nava Companies | DXA Studio | 6 | 19,703 | 12/2/15 | Residential |
| 134 Wooster Street | Soho | Premier Equities | Morris Adjmi Architects | 0 | 18,736 | 12/23/15 | Commercial |
| 16 West 18th Street | Flatiron | C.A. White | Morris Adjmi Architects | 9 | 16,942 | 12/2/15 | Residential Renovation |
| 25 Bleeker Street | Noho | D Aaron Asset Management | Michael Haverland Architect | 3 | 6,758 | 12/22/15 | Residential |
Top projects for 2015
| Manhattan's 10 largest permit applications in 2015 |
| Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Developer | Architect | Res. Units | Sq. ft. | |
| 1 Vanderbilt Avenue | Midtown East | SL Green Realty | Kohn Pedersen Fox | 0 | 1,700,000 | Office & Retail |
| 400 West 61st Street | Upper West Side | GID Development Group | Goldstein, Hill and West | 595 | 877,238 | Residential & Commercial |
| 560 West 33rd Street | Hudson Yards | Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group | David Childs and SOM | 135 | 876,645 | Residential & Hotel & Retail |
| 685 First Avenue | Murray Hill | Solow Realty & Development | Richard Meier & Partners Architects | 550 | 770,812 | Residential & Commercial & Manufacturing |
| 10 Riverside Boulevard | Lincoln Square | GID Development Group | Goldstein Hill & West Architects | 288 | 414,013 | Residential & Retail |
| 130 William Street | Financial District | Lightstone Group | Goldstein, Hill & West Architects | 188 | 337,670 | Residential & Hotel Amenity & Retail |
| 639 West 59th Street | Lincoln Square | GID Development Group | Goldstein Hill & West Architects | 244 | 330,152 | Residential & Retail |
| 76 11th Avenue | West Chelsea | HFZ Development Group | Woods Bagot | 0 | 242,750 | Office & Retail |
| 75 Nassau Street | Financial District | Lexin Capital | ODA | 197 | 228,983 | Residential & Commercial |
| 281 Fifth Avenue | NoMad | Victor Homes | Rafael Violy | 141 | 216,981 | Residential |
| Source: TRData analysis of Department of Buildings permit applications filed in 2015 |
