844 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
A 1927 elevator apartment building on Lexington Avenue with 15 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
844 Lexington Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013990013). The property is zoned C1-8X, on a 10,041 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 27 residential units. It was built in 1927. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 15 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1013990013 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill |
| Zoning district | C1-8X |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 10,041 sq ft |
| Floors | 12 |
| Residential units | 27 |
| Year built | 1927 |
| FAR | 8.27 built · 9 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper East Side Historic District Extension |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 12 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 3 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2026-06-18)
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.