1459 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

A 1915 educational facility on Lexington Avenue with 19 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

1459 Lexington Avenue is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015230053). The property is zoned C1-8X, on a 1,710 sq ft lot, with 3 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 19 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015230053
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code	10128
Zoning district	C1-8X
Building class	W2 — educational facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	1,710 sq ft
Floors	3
Residential units	1
Year built	1915
FAR	1.55 built · 9 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

19 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
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.