796 East 156 Street, The Bronx
A 1898 house of worship on East 156 Street carrying 2.05 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R6 zoning.
796 East 156 Street is a house of worship in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2026650056). The property is zoned R6, on a 8,760 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1898. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 23 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 2026650056 |
|---|---|
| Borough | The Bronx — Community District 1 |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| Zoning district | R6 |
| Building class | M3 — house of worship (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 8,760 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1898 |
| FAR | 0.38 built · 2.43 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 20 open Department of Buildings violations
- 3 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 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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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.