242 East 77 Street, Manhattan

A 1920 elevator apartment building on East 77 Street with 26 residential units on record, zoned R8B.

242 East 77 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014310033). The property is zoned R8B, on a 2,963 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 26 residential units. It was built in 1920. 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

BBL	1014310033
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
ZIP code	10075
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	2,963 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	26
Year built	1920
FAR	5.21 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

4 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-10-18)

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.