65 East 55 Street, Manhattan

An office building rising 37 floors on East 55 Street, built in 1986, zoned C5-2.5.

65 East 55 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012910028). The property is zoned C5-2.5, on a 30,966 sq ft lot, with 37 floors and 25 residential units. It was built in 1986. 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	1012910028
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
ZIP code	10022
Zoning district	C5-2.5
Building class	O4 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	30,966 sq ft
Floors	37
Residential units	25
Year built	1986
FAR	17.07 built · 10 max residential · 12 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $800 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2023-09-07)

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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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.