135 East 57 Street, Manhattan

A 1987 office building on East 57 Street with 20 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

135 East 57 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013120015). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 26,731 sq ft lot, with 32 floors and 41 residential units. It was built in 1987. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 20 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013120015
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	26,731 sq ft
Floors	32
Residential units	41
Year built	1987
FAR	14.86 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

12 open Department of Buildings violations
8 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2023-05-19)

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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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.