300 East 56 Street, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 32 floors on East 56 Street, built in 1975, zoned R8.

300 East 56 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013480049). The property is zoned R8, on a 70,559 sq ft lot, with 32 floors and 448 residential units. It was built in 1975. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013480049
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
ZIP code	10022
Zoning district	R8
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	70,559 sq ft
Floors	32
Residential units	448
Year built	1975
FAR	8.23 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2023-02-21)

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.