242 West 61 Street, Manhattan

A 1900 elevator apartment building on West 61 Street with 27 residential units on record, zoned C6-2.

242 West 61 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011520056). The property is zoned C6-2, on a 5,020 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 27 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	1011520056
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
ZIP code	10023
Zoning district	C6-2
Building class	D3 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	5,020 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	27
Year built	1900
FAR	4.62 built · 6.02 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

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

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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.