51 Bennett Avenue, Manhattan

A 1924 elevator apartment building on Bennett Avenue with 43 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

51 Bennett Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021800092). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 9,750 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 49 residential units. It was built in 1924. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 43 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1021800092
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 12
Neighborhood	Washington Heights (North)
ZIP code	10033
Zoning district	R7-2
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	9,750 sq ft
Floors	5
Residential units	49
Year built	1924
FAR	3.75 built · 3.44 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
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $7,500 in penalties due
39 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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.