126 East 56 Street, Manhattan

An office building rising 33 floors on East 56 Street, built in 1982, zoned C5-2.

126 East 56 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013100063). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 6,025 sq ft lot, with 33 floors and 53 residential units. It was built in 1982. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013100063
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
ZIP code	10022
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	O4 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	6,025 sq ft
Floors	33
Residential units	53
Year built	1982
FAR	28.48 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-09-29)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.