500 West 138 Street, Manhattan
A 1928 educational facility on West 138 Street carrying 3.18 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7A zoning.
500 West 138 Street is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019880166). The property is zoned R7A, on a 127,350 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1928. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 12 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1019880166 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 9 |
| Neighborhood | Manhattanville-West Harlem |
| Zoning district | R7A |
| Building class | W1 — educational facility (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 127,350 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| FAR | 0.82 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 12 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
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.