49 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

A 2001 educational facility on Lexington Avenue with 93 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

49 Lexington Avenue is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008800024). The property is zoned C6-3, on a 59,843 sq ft lot, with 14 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 2001. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 93 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008800024
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Gramercy
Zoning district	C6-3
Building class	W5 — educational facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	59,843 sq ft
Floors	14
Residential units	1
Year built	2001
FAR	13.12 built · 7.52 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

90 open Department of Buildings violations
3 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2026-03-31)

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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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.