1556 York Avenue, Manhattan
A 1920 elevator apartment building on York Avenue carrying 5.97 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R10 zoning.
1556 York Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015790002). The property is zoned R10, on a 4,680 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 30 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 6 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1015790002 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| Zoning district | R10 |
| Building class | D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 4,680 sq ft |
| Floors | 5 |
| Residential units | 30 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 4.03 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
- 2 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.