649 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
A 1910 educational facility on St Nicholas Avenue carrying 3.35 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7A zoning.
649 St Nicholas Avenue is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020500157). The property is zoned R7A, on a 6,692 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Property facts
| BBL | 1020500157 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 9 |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP code | 10030 |
| Zoning district | R7A |
| Building class | W3 — educational facility (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 6,692 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 0.65 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
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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.