979 3 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1963 office building on 3 Avenue with 50 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

979 3 Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013320001). The property is zoned R8B, on a 34,495 sq ft lot, with 17 floors and 200 residential units. It was built in 1963. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 50 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013320001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	34,495 sq ft
Floors	17
Residential units	200
Year built	1963
FAR	16.81 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

35 open Department of Buildings violations
15 open ECB (OATH) violations — $43,263 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: UNFILED

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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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.