1498 York Avenue, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 20 floors on York Avenue, built in 1960, zoned R10A.

1498 York Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015760001). The property is zoned R10A, on a 15,451 sq ft lot, with 20 floors and 114 residential units. It was built in 1960. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015760001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Yorkville
Zoning district	R10A
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	15,451 sq ft
Floors	20
Residential units	114
Year built	1960
FAR	13.34 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-05-12)

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.