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898 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

A 1937 elevator apartment building in the Upper East Side Historic District historic district, on Madison Avenue, zoned C5-1.

898 Madison Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013870014). The property is zoned C5-1, on a 15,111 sq ft lot, with 17 floors and 35 residential units. It was built in 1937. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL1013870014
BoroughManhattan — Community District 8
NeighborhoodUpper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Zoning districtC5-1
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area15,111 sq ft
Floors17
Residential units35
Year built1937
FAR12.45 built · 10 max residential · 4 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic districtUpper East Side Historic District
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

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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.