268 Water Street, Manhattan
A 1824 mixed residential and commercial building on Water Street carrying 4.1 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-2A zoning.
268 Water Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1001060006). The property is zoned C6-2A, on a 2,924 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 3 residential units. It was built in 1824. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1001060006 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 1 |
| Neighborhood | Financial District-Battery Park City |
| ZIP code | 10038 |
| Zoning district | C6-2A |
| Building class | S2 — mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,924 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 3 |
| Year built | 1824 |
| FAR | 1.9 built · 6.02 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | South Street Seaport Historic District Extension |
| Flood zone | In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 6 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $3,125 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.