50 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 26 floors on Lexington Avenue, built in 1987, zoned C5-2.

50 Lexington Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008800019). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 12,837 sq ft lot, with 26 floors and 191 residential units. It was built in 1987. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 6 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008800019
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Gramercy
ZIP code	10010
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	12,837 sq ft
Floors	26
Residential units	191
Year built	1987
FAR	11.71 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

0 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
6 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-01-17)

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.