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221 West 116 Street, Manhattan

A 1910 office building on West 116 Street carrying 2.1 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7A zoning.

221 West 116 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019220017). The property is zoned R7A, on a 5,694 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 11 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL1019220017
BoroughManhattan — Community District 10
NeighborhoodHarlem (South)
Zoning districtR7A
Building classO2office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area5,694 sq ft
Floors2
Residential units11
Year built1910
FAR1.9 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

No open violations on record for this lot.

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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.