126 West 53 Street, Manhattan
An utility property on West 53 Street carrying 12 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record on a 9,372 sq ft lot, zoned C6-6.5.
126 West 53 Street is an utility property in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010050049). The property is zoned C6-6.5, on a 9,372 sq ft lot, with 0 floors. 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 | 1010050049 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP code | 10019 |
| Zoning district | C6-6.5 |
| Building class | U7 — utility property (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 07 — Transportation & utility |
| Lot area | 9,372 sq ft |
| Floors | 0 |
| Residential units | 0 |
| FAR | 0 built · 10 max residential · 12 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
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
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.