171 West 85 Street, Manhattan
A 1934 office building in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District historic district, on West 85 Street, zoned C2-7A.
171 West 85 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012160003). The property is zoned C2-7A, on a 1,917 sq ft lot, with 6.5 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1934. 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 | 1012160003 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| ZIP code | 10024 |
| Zoning district | C2-7A |
| Building class | O5 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 1,917 sq ft |
| Floors | 6.5 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1934 |
| FAR | 7.67 built · 7.52 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-02-04)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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)
Nearby on this block
Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.