185 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

A 1911 office building on Madison Avenue with 29 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

185 Madison Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008640025). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 4,941 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 32 residential units. It was built in 1911. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 29 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008640025
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
ZIP code	10016
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	4,941 sq ft
Floors	16
Residential units	32
Year built	1911
FAR	16.18 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

19 open Department of Buildings violations
10 open ECB (OATH) violations — $8,450 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNFILED (latest filing 2022-04-19)

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.