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70 East 96 Street, Manhattan

A 1929 elevator apartment building on East 96 Street with 64 residential units on record, zoned R10.

70 East 96 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015070041). The property is zoned R10, on a 10,071 sq ft lot, with 17 floors and 64 residential units. It was built in 1929. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL1015070041
BoroughManhattan — Community District 8
NeighborhoodUpper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code10128
Zoning districtR10
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area10,071 sq ft
Floors17
Residential units64
Year built1929
FAR11.13 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

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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.