1538 3 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1991 condominium on 3 Avenue with 11 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

1538 3 Avenue is a condominium in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015157503). The property is zoned C2-8A, on a 28,535 sq ft lot, with 28 floors and 276 residential units. It was built in 1991. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 11 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015157503
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code	10028
Zoning district	C2-8A
Building class	RM — condominium (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	28,535 sq ft
Floors	28
Residential units	276
Year built	1991
FAR	11.88 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

9 open Department of Buildings violations
2 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2026-01-16)

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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Distress signal convergence
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.