153 East Houston Street, Manhattan
A 1920 retail store building on East Houston Street carrying 4.03 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-2A zoning.
153 East Houston Street is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004170012). The property is zoned C6-2A, on a 2,181 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1920. 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 | 1004170012 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 3 |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP code | 10002 |
| Zoning district | C6-2A |
| Building class | K2 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 2,181 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 1.97 built · 6.02 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
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.