142 East 49 Street, Manhattan
A 1924 elevator apartment building on East 49 Street carrying 5.05 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-4.5 zoning.
142 East 49 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013030046). The property is zoned C6-4.5, on a 5,021 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 47 residential units. It was built in 1924. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 14 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1013030046 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 6 |
| Neighborhood | East Midtown-Turtle Bay |
| ZIP code | 10017 |
| Zoning district | C6-4.5 |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 5,021 sq ft |
| Floors | 10 |
| Residential units | 47 |
| Year built | 1924 |
| FAR | 6.95 built · 10 max residential · 12 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 5 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $1,250 in penalties due
- 8 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2023-04-26)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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.