21 West 86 Street, Manhattan
A 1927 elevator apartment building on West 86 Street with 24 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
21 West 86 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012000019). The property is zoned R10A, on a 11,531 sq ft lot, with 16.5 floors and 155 residential units. It was built in 1927. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 24 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1012000019 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| ZIP code | 10024 |
| Zoning district | R10A |
| Building class | D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 11,531 sq ft |
| Floors | 16.5 |
| Residential units | 155 |
| Year built | 1927 |
| FAR | 12.27 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $2,500 in penalties due
- 21 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-06-24)
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.