535 East 86 Street, Manhattan

An elevator apartment building rising 21 floors on East 86 Street, built in 1960, zoned R8B.

535 East 86 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015830015). The property is zoned R8B, on a 26,550 sq ft lot, with 21 floors and 143 residential units. It was built in 1960. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1015830015
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Yorkville
ZIP code	10028
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	26,550 sq ft
Floors	21
Residential units	143
Year built	1960
FAR	12.08 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
4 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-02-16)

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.