859 7 Avenue, Manhattan
A 1911 hotel on 7 Avenue carrying 5.66 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-6 zoning.
859 7 Avenue is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010080001). The property is zoned C6-6, on a 22,240 sq ft lot, with 26 floors and 6 residential units. It was built in 1911. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 32 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1010080001 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| Zoning district | C6-6 |
| Building class | H3 — hotel (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 22,240 sq ft |
| Floors | 26 |
| Residential units | 6 |
| Year built | 1911 |
| FAR | 9.34 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 14 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 17 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2026-06-04)
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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- 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.