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421 West 57 Street, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building on West 57 Street built in 1940, with 1.16 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R8 zoning.

421 West 57 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010670022). The property is zoned R8, on a 5,021 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 42 residential units. It was built in 1940. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1010670022
BoroughManhattan — Community District 4
NeighborhoodHell's Kitchen
ZIP code10019
Zoning districtR8
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area5,021 sq ft
Floors6
Residential units42
Year built1940
FAR4.86 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 1 open Department of Buildings violation
  • 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 4 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-10-13)

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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  • 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.