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15 West 81 Street, Manhattan

A 1930 elevator apartment building in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District historic district, on West 81 Street, zoned R8B.

15 West 81 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011950018). The property is zoned R8B, on a 26,875 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 129 residential units. It was built in 1930. 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

BBL1011950018
BoroughManhattan — Community District 7
NeighborhoodUpper West Side (Central)
ZIP code10024
Zoning districtR8B
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area26,875 sq ft
Floors16
Residential units129
Year built1930
FAR12.59 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic districtUpper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
Flood zoneNot 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
  • Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2025-10-29)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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  • 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.