605 West 156 Street, Manhattan
A 1910 elevator apartment building on West 156 Street with 79 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
605 West 156 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021340100). The property is zoned R8, on a 9,992 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 44 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 79 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1021340100 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 12 |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP code | 10032 |
| Zoning district | R8 |
| Building class | D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 9,992 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 44 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 4.42 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Audubon Park Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 6 open Department of Buildings violations
- 6 open ECB (OATH) violations — $5,030 in penalties due
- 67 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.
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- 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.