19 West 55 Street, Manhattan

A 1920 elevator apartment building on West 55 Street with 132 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

19 West 55 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012710025). The property is zoned C5-P, on a 5,000 sq ft lot, with 9 floors and 30 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 132 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1012710025
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
ZIP code	10019
Zoning district	C5-P
Building class	D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	5,000 sq ft
Floors	9
Residential units	30
Year built	1920
FAR	6.89 built · 10 max residential · 8 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

33 open Department of Buildings violations
32 open ECB (OATH) violations — $95,810 in penalties due
67 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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Distress signal convergence
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.