537 East 71 Street, Manhattan

A hospital or health facility on East 71 Street inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, built in 1959, zoned R9.

537 East 71 Street is a hospital or health facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014830023). The property is zoned R9, on a 12,085 sq ft lot, with 8 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1959. The lot is 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	1014830023
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Zoning district	R9
Building class	I1 — hospital or health facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	12,085 sq ft
Floors	8
Residential units	2
Year built	1959
FAR	13.94 built · 7.52 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $10,000 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNFILED

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.