16 Richman Plaza, The Bronx
Inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, this elevator apartment building on Richman Plaza carries 0.13 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record.
16 Richman Plaza is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2028820229). The property is zoned M2-1, on a 856,800 sq ft lot, with 44 floors and 1,660 residential units. It was built in 1973. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 842 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 2028820229 |
|---|---|
| Borough | The Bronx — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | University Heights (South)-Morris Heights |
| Zoning district | M2-1 |
| Building class | D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 856,800 sq ft |
| Floors | 44 |
| Residential units | 1,660 |
| Year built | 1973 |
| FAR | 1.87 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 16 open Department of Buildings violations
- 5 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
- 821 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-01-16)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.