240 East 51 Street, Manhattan
A 1900 hotel on East 51 Street carrying 2.17 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R8B zoning.
240 East 51 Street is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013240033). The property is zoned R8B, on a 2,008 sq ft lot, with 4 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1900. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1013240033 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 6 |
| Neighborhood | East Midtown-Turtle Bay |
| ZIP code | 10022 |
| Zoning district | R8B |
| Building class | H3 — hotel (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 2,008 sq ft |
| Floors | 4 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| FAR | 1.83 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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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.