1261 2 Avenue, Manhattan
A 1979 elevator apartment building on 2 Avenue with 69 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
1261 2 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014210021). The property is zoned C2-8, on a 40,168 sq ft lot, with 45 floors and 328 residential units. It was built in 1979. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 69 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1014210021 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island |
| ZIP code | 10065 |
| Zoning district | C2-8 |
| Building class | D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 40,168 sq ft |
| Floors | 45 |
| Residential units | 328 |
| Year built | 1979 |
| FAR | 12.21 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 28 open Department of Buildings violations
- 13 open ECB (OATH) violations — $4,375 in penalties due
- 28 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-02-06)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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.