135 East 96 Street, Manhattan

A 1915 house of worship on East 96 Street carrying 5.31 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R10A zoning.

135 East 96 Street is a house of worship in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016240010). The property is zoned R10A, on a 1,386 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1915. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1016240010
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 11
Neighborhood	East Harlem (South)
ZIP code	10128
Zoning district	R10A
Building class	M3 — house of worship (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	1,386 sq ft
Floors	5
Residential units	1
Year built	1915
FAR	4.69 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

4 open Department of Buildings violations
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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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.