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
| BBL | 1011950018 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| ZIP code | 10024 |
| Zoning district | R8B |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 26,875 sq ft |
| Floors | 16 |
| Residential units | 129 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| FAR | 12.59 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper West Side / Central Park West 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
- 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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- 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.