117 Varick Street, Manhattan
A 1870 walk-up apartment building on Varick Street carrying 6.07 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its M1-6 zoning.
117 Varick Street is a walk-up apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1005780070). The property is zoned M1-6, on a 2,685 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 11 residential units. It was built in 1870. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1005780070 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square |
| ZIP code | 10013 |
| Zoning district | M1-6 |
| Building class | C4 — walk-up apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 02 — Multi-family walk-up buildings |
| Lot area | 2,685 sq ft |
| Floors | 5 |
| Residential units | 11 |
| Year built | 1870 |
| FAR | 3.93 built · 0 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $2,500 in penalties due
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.