225 West 70 Street, Manhattan

A 1968 elevator apartment building on West 70 Street with 17 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

225 West 70 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011620020). The property is zoned R8B, on a 5,723 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 39 residential units. It was built in 1968. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 17 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1011620020
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
ZIP code	10023
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	5,723 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	39
Year built	1968
FAR	3.95 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

7 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
10 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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.