1968 2 Avenue, Manhattan
A retail store building on 2 Avenue carrying 4.02 FAR of unused residential development rights on record on a 10,740 sq ft lot, zoned R8A.
1968 2 Avenue is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016730001). The property is zoned R8A, on a 10,740 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1994. 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 | 1016730001 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 11 |
| Neighborhood | East Harlem (South) |
| ZIP code | 10029 |
| Zoning district | R8A |
| Building class | K2 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 10,740 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1994 |
| FAR | 2 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 26 open Department of Buildings violations
- 3 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.
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.