2524 Broadway
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Parcel ID (BBL): 1012420024
Owner: Empire Hotel Group
Debt: December 29, 2022, $40.3 million
Built: 1916
SF: 191,868
Dwelling units: 0
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Transient Occupancy-Midtown Mn Area (H3)
Floors: 12
Transactions:
• Maple Tree Capital on December 29, 2022 bought a loan with an original principal of $40.3 million from Marathon Real Estate CDO 2006-1, secured by 2520 Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan, when owned by Dream Hotel Group.
• Empire Hotel Group borrowed $11.8 million from First Republic Bank for 2520 Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan on September 20, 2021.
Development:
• Riyaz Akhtar filed major alteration job M01343591 for 155,848 sqft RES building with 434 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on March 04, 2026.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed major alteration job 110278468 for 191,868 sqft R-1 building with 300 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on October 06, 2008.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job M01354963 for 1,000 sqft J-1 building with 434 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on February 12, 2026.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job M01340812 for 500 sqft R-1 building with 0 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on February 12, 2026.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job M01327184 for 1,000 sqft J-1 building with 434 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on January 12, 2026.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job M01335260 for 144,000 sqft RES building with 434 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on January 06, 2026.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job M01307101 for 2,000 sqft RES building with 434 apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan, on December 15, 2025.
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received $16,250 in ECB penalties and $16,250 in OATH penalties in the last year.