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240 West 54 Street, Manhattan

A 1917 retail store building on West 54 Street carrying 9.36 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-7 zoning.

240 West 54 Street is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010250051). The property is zoned C6-7, on a 5,020 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 3 residential units. It was built in 1917. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1010250051
BoroughManhattan — Community District 5
NeighborhoodMidtown-Times Square
ZIP code10019
Zoning districtC6-7
Building classK4retail store building (what’s a building class?)
Land use04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area5,020 sq ft
Floors5
Residential units3
Year built1917
FAR5.64 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 5 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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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  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.