28 Essex Street, Manhattan
A 1910 outdoor recreation facility on Essex Street carrying 5.98 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R8 zoning.
28 Essex Street is an outdoor recreation facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003110006). The property is zoned R8, on a 43,875 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Property facts
| BBL | 1003110006 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 3 |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| Zoning district | R8 |
| Building class | Q2 — outdoor recreation facility (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 09 — Open space & outdoor recreation |
| Lot area | 43,875 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 0.04 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
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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.