701 West 179 Street, Manhattan
A 1920 elevator apartment building on West 179 Street with 63 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
701 West 179 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021760054). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 14,575 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 57 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 63 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1021760054 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 12 |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP code | 10033 |
| Zoning district | R7-2 |
| Building class | D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 14,575 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 57 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 4.65 built · 3.44 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
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $625 in penalties due
- 62 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNFILED
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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.