60 East 56 Street, Manhattan
An office building on East 56 Street carrying 2.79 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record on a 6,225 sq ft lot, zoned C5-2.5.
60 East 56 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012910045). The property is zoned C5-2.5, on a 6,225 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 14 residential units. It was built in 1955. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1012910045 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP code | 10022 |
| Zoning district | C5-2.5 |
| Building class | O6 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 6,225 sq ft |
| Floors | 12 |
| Residential units | 14 |
| Year built | 1955 |
| FAR | 9.21 built · 10 max residential · 12 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2026-02-06)
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.