53 East 25 Street, Manhattan

A 1913 office building on East 25 Street with 122 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

53 East 25 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008550016). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 11,350 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 17 residential units. It was built in 1913. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 122 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008550016
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Zoning district	C5-3
Building class	O3 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	11,350 sq ft
Floors	16
Residential units	17
Year built	1913
FAR	16.3 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

76 open Department of Buildings violations
46 open ECB (OATH) violations — $6,250 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2023-03-31)

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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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.