97 Arden Street, Manhattan

A 1920 elevator apartment building on Arden Street with 38 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

97 Arden Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021750150). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 17,450 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 78 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 38 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1021750150
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 12
Neighborhood	Washington Heights (North)
ZIP code	10040
Zoning district	R7-2
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	17,450 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	78
Year built	1920
FAR	3.86 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

12 open Department of Buildings violations
3 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,494 in penalties due
23 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.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.