229 East 12 Street, Manhattan

A 1920 elevator apartment building on East 12 Street with 35 residential units on record, zoned R8B.

229 East 12 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004680046). The property is zoned R8B, on a 5,111 sq ft lot, with 7 floors and 35 residential units. It was built in 1920. 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	1004680046
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 3
Neighborhood	East Village
ZIP code	10003
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D9 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	5,111 sq ft
Floors	7
Residential units	35
Year built	1920
FAR	5.32 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
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 2021-06-20)

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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.