140 East 81 Street, Manhattan

A 1928 elevator apartment building on East 81 Street with 90 residential units on record, zoned C1-8X.

140 East 81 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015090051). The property is zoned C1-8X, on a 11,633 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 90 residential units. It was built in 1928. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015090051
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code	10028
Zoning district	C1-8X
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	11,633 sq ft
Floors	12
Residential units	90
Year built	1928
FAR	9.38 built · 9 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

0 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
7 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2022-02-16)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.