605 West 161 Street, Manhattan

A 2015 elevator apartment building on West 161 Street with 15 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

605 West 161 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021370021). The property is zoned R8, on a 7,669 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 62 residential units. It was built in 2015. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 15 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1021370021
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	7,669 sq ft
Floors	10
Residential units	62
Year built	2015
FAR	7.02 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

0 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
15 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2023-02-17)

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.