49 West 96 Street, Manhattan
An elevator apartment building on West 96 Street carrying 3.43 FAR of unused residential development rights on record on a 8,482 sq ft lot, zoned R9.
49 West 96 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1018320006). The property is zoned R9, on a 8,482 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 40 residential units. It was built in 1941. 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
| BBL | 1018320006 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| ZIP code | 10025 |
| Zoning district | R9 |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 8,482 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 40 |
| Year built | 1941 |
| FAR | 4.09 built · 7.52 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
- 4 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2022-11-18)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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.