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287 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

A 1913 elevator apartment building on Amsterdam Avenue with 23 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

287 Amsterdam Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011450061). The property is zoned C2-7A, on a 10,667 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 156 residential units. It was built in 1913. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 23 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1011450061
BoroughManhattan — Community District 7
NeighborhoodUpper West Side-Lincoln Square
ZIP code10023
Zoning districtC2-7A
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area10,667 sq ft
Floors12
Residential units156
Year built1913
FAR10.7 built · 7.52 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic districtUpper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 12 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 4 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 7 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-10-03)

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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  • 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.