218 5 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1912 office building in the Madison Square North Historic District historic district, on 5 Avenue, zoned C5-2.

218 5 Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008280035). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 7,112 sq ft lot, with 21 floors and 31 residential units. It was built in 1912. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008280035
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	O4 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	7,112 sq ft
Floors	21
Residential units	31
Year built	1912
FAR	21.22 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Madison Square North Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2022-09-30)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.