72 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

A 1911 office building on Madison Avenue with 13 residential units on record, zoned C5-2.

72 Madison Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008570062). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 4,670 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 13 residential units. It was built in 1911. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 3 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008570062
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
ZIP code	10016
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	4,670 sq ft
Floors	12
Residential units	13
Year built	1911
FAR	12.53 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-08-30)

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.