1533 York Avenue, Manhattan

A 1966 elevator apartment building on York Avenue with 61 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

1533 York Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015610021). The property is zoned R8B, on a 42,194 sq ft lot, with 33 floors and 415 residential units. It was built in 1966. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 61 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015610021
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Yorkville
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D3 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	42,194 sq ft
Floors	33
Residential units	415
Year built	1966
FAR	11.91 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
10 open ECB (OATH) violations — $4,375 in penalties due
48 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-03-15)

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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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.