160 East 56 Street, Manhattan

A 1927 office building on East 56 Street carrying 4.66 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-6 zoning.

160 East 56 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013100041). The property is zoned C6-6, on a 5,020 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 42 residential units. It was built in 1927. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 4 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013100041
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
ZIP code	10022
Zoning district	C6-6
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	5,020 sq ft
Floors	12
Residential units	42
Year built	1927
FAR	10.34 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

4 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2022-10-20)

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.