163 Front Street, Manhattan

A 1915 warehouse on Front Street carrying 6.07 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C5-3 zoning.

163 Front Street is a warehouse in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1000720013). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 6,552 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1915. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 17 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1000720013
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 1
Neighborhood	Financial District-Battery Park City
ZIP code	10038
Zoning district	C5-3
Building class	E9 — warehouse (what’s a building class?)
Land use	06 — Industrial & manufacturing
Lot area	6,552 sq ft
Floors	10
Residential units	2
Year built	1915
FAR	8.93 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

15 open Department of Buildings violations
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $22,500 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNFILED

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.