981 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

A 1930 hotel in the Upper East Side Historic District historic district, on Madison Avenue, zoned C5-1.

981 Madison Avenue is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013910021). The property is zoned C5-1, on a 18,803 sq ft lot, with 40 floors and 3 residential units. It was built in 1930. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013910021
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
ZIP code	10075
Zoning district	C5-1
Building class	H7 — hotel (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	18,803 sq ft
Floors	40
Residential units	3
Year built	1930
FAR	15.64 built · 10 max residential · 4 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Upper East Side Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-02-21)

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.