15 East 61 Street, Manhattan

A 1880 office building in the Upper East Side Historic District historic district, on East 61 Street, zoned R8B.

15 East 61 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013760012). The property is zoned R8B, on a 2,510 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 5 residential units. It was built in 1880. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013760012
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code	10065
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	O8 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	2,510 sq ft
Floors	5
Residential units	5
Year built	1880
FAR	4.94 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Upper East Side Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
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.