538 2 Avenue, Manhattan
A 1910 mixed residential and commercial building on 2 Avenue carrying 5.51 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its C1-8 zoning.
538 2 Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009350060). The property is zoned C1-8, on a 1,515 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 4 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 13 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1009350060 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 6 |
| Neighborhood | Murray Hill-Kips Bay |
| ZIP code | 10016 |
| Zoning district | C1-8 |
| Building class | S3 — mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 1,515 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 4 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 2.01 built · 7.52 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 11 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.