505 West 57 Street, Manhattan
A 1927 garage or gas station on West 57 Street carrying 2.22 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its M1-5 zoning.
505 West 57 Street is a garage or gas station in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010860028). The property is zoned M1-5, on a 4,100 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1927. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1010860028 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 4 |
| Neighborhood | Hell's Kitchen |
| ZIP code | 10019 |
| Zoning district | M1-5 |
| Building class | G2 — garage or gas station (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 07 — Transportation & utility |
| Lot area | 4,100 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1927 |
| FAR | 2.78 built · 0 max residential · 5 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 7 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 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.
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.