38 West 57 Street, Manhattan
An office building rising 36 floors on West 57 Street, built in 1972, zoned C5-3.
38 West 57 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012720063). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 40,166 sq ft lot, with 36 floors and 43 residential units. It was built in 1972. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1012720063 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| Zoning district | C5-3 |
| Building class | O4 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 40,166 sq ft |
| Floors | 36 |
| Residential units | 43 |
| Year built | 1972 |
| FAR | 17.73 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-12-22)
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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- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
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- 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.