27 West 96 Street, Manhattan

A 1927 elevator apartment building on West 96 Street with 92 residential units on record, zoned R9.

27 West 96 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1018320016). The property is zoned R9, on a 13,077 sq ft lot, with 18 floors and 92 residential units. It was built in 1927. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 6 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1018320016
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Upper West Side (Central)
ZIP code	10025
Zoning district	R9
Building class	D3 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	13,077 sq ft
Floors	18
Residential units	92
Year built	1927
FAR	10.24 built · 7.52 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

0 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
6 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-02-20)

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.