500 2 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1975 elevator apartment building on 2 Avenue with 23 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

500 2 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009340001). The property is zoned R8, on a 141,836 sq ft lot, with 28 floors and 902 residential units. It was built in 1975. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 23 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1009340001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Murray Hill-Kips Bay
ZIP code	10016
Zoning district	R8
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	141,836 sq ft
Floors	28
Residential units	902
Year built	1975
FAR	5.84 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 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
21 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2026-06-24)

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.