2070 1 Avenue, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building on 1 Avenue inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, built in 1974, zoned R7-2.

2070 1 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1017010001). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 519,220 sq ft lot, with 31 floors and 1,604 residential units. It was built in 1974. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 463 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1017010001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 11
Neighborhood	East Harlem (South)
ZIP code	10029
Zoning district	R7-2
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	519,220 sq ft
Floors	31
Residential units	1,604
Year built	1974
FAR	3.94 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

51 open Department of Buildings violations
14 open ECB (OATH) violations — $6,250 in penalties due
398 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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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.