1355 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
A retail store building on Amsterdam Avenue carrying 3.99 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record on a 1,232 sq ft lot, zoned M1-5/R7-2.
1355 Amsterdam Avenue is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019660107). The property is zoned M1-5/R7-2, on a 1,232 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1992. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 3 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1019660107 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 9 |
| Neighborhood | Morningside Heights |
| ZIP code | 10027 |
| Zoning district | M1-5/R7-2 |
| Building class | K1 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 1,232 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1992 |
| FAR | 1.01 built · 3.44 max residential · 5 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 3 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.