97 University Place, Manhattan

A 1900 office building on University Place with 79 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

97 University Place is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1005630019). The property is zoned C1-7, on a 4,025 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 12 residential units. It was built in 1900. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 79 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1005630019
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Greenwich Village
Zoning district	C1-7
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	4,025 sq ft
Floors	10
Residential units	12
Year built	1900
FAR	10.31 built · 6.02 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

47 open Department of Buildings violations
32 open ECB (OATH) violations — $102,400 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2025-09-11)

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.