243 West 34 Street, Manhattan
A 1920 retail store building on West 34 Street carrying 6.59 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-4M zoning.
243 West 34 Street is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1007840018). The property is zoned C6-4M, on a 2,254 sq ft lot, with 4 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 19 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1007840018 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP code | 10001 |
| Zoning district | C6-4M |
| Building class | K4 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,254 sq ft |
| Floors | 4 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 3.41 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 11 open Department of Buildings violations
- 8 open ECB (OATH) violations — $6,250 in penalties due
- 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.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- 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.