258 5 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1900 office building on 5 Avenue with 10 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

258 5 Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008300042). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 5,077 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 29 residential units. It was built in 1900. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 10 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008300042
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	5,077 sq ft
Floors	12
Residential units	29
Year built	1900
FAR	11.79 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

8 open Department of Buildings violations
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,500 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2025-04-23)

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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Distress signal convergence
Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.