79 Chambers Street, Manhattan
A 1857 retail store building on Chambers Street carrying 4.24 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-3A zoning.
79 Chambers Street is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1001490003). The property is zoned C6-3A, on a 9,385 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 11 residential units. It was built in 1857. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1001490003 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 1 |
| Neighborhood | Tribeca-Civic Center |
| ZIP code | 10007 |
| Zoning district | C6-3A |
| Building class | K2 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 9,385 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 11 |
| Year built | 1857 |
| FAR | 1.76 built · 7.52 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Tribeca South Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 7 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
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.