1185 Avenue of the Amer, Manhattan

An office building rising 42 floors on Avenue of the Amer, built in 1970, zoned C6-6.

1185 Avenue of the Amer is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009990029). The property is zoned C6-6, on a 42,049 sq ft lot, with 42 floors and 50 residential units. It was built in 1970. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 4 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1009990029
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
Zoning district	C6-6
Building class	O4 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	42,049 sq ft
Floors	42
Residential units	50
Year built	1970
FAR	24.91 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

2 open Department of Buildings violations
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2026-03-19)

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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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.