179 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
A 1925 walk-up apartment building on Madison Avenue carrying 6.25 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C5-2 zoning.
179 Madison Avenue is a walk-up apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008630062). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 2,469 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 9 residential units. It was built in 1925. 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 | 1008630062 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square |
| Zoning district | C5-2 |
| Building class | C7 — walk-up apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,469 sq ft |
| Floors | 5 |
| Residential units | 9 |
| Year built | 1925 |
| FAR | 3.75 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 1 open Department of Buildings violation
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
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)
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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.