517 West 59 Street, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 33 floors on West 59 Street, built in 1973, zoned C4-7.

517 West 59 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011510017). The property is zoned C4-7, on a 28,016 sq ft lot, with 33 floors and 467 residential units. It was built in 1973. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 8 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1011510017
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Zoning district	C4-7
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	28,016 sq ft
Floors	33
Residential units	467
Year built	1973
FAR	14.37 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

5 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
3 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-10-29)

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.