1540 1 Avenue, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 35 floors on 1 Avenue, built in 1980, zoned C1-9.

1540 1 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015600001). The property is zoned C1-9, on a 21,800 sq ft lot, with 35 floors and 316 residential units. It was built in 1980. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015600001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Yorkville
ZIP code	10028
Zoning district	C1-9
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	21,800 sq ft
Floors	35
Residential units	316
Year built	1980
FAR	13.86 built · 10 max residential · 2 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
1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-09-13)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.