1285 Avenue of the Amer, Manhattan

An office building rising 39 floors on Avenue of the Amer, built in 1961, zoned C5-3.

1285 Avenue of the Amer is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010040029). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 80,333 sq ft lot, with 39 floors and 77 residential units. It was built in 1961. 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	1010040029
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
Zoning district	C5-3
Building class	O4 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	80,333 sq ft
Floors	39
Residential units	77
Year built	1961
FAR	20.09 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2023-01-27)

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.