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71 BROADWAY

71 BROADWAY · Financial District

Year builtBuilt 1898
Residences≈ 237
Floors23

A building built in 1898, with approximately 237 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Designated individual landmark

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated this building an individual landmark (Empire Building). Exterior work in landmark buildings generally requires LPC review.

Tue Jun 25 · LP-01933

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970184F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 317,135 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 317135 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade C

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade C for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

6 major DOB filings (nearest: major alteration about 189 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Wed Jul 22 · M01337247

Subway about 1 minutes away

MTA

Wall St (4 5) is about 181 ft from this building in a straight line (~1 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 413

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeNot available
Built1898
Floors23
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 237
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1000210006
BIN1000810
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodFinancial District
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers10
Mortgage records23
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building129
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales0
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.C
ENERGY STAR scoreGross Floor Area is too small.Not available

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.45.8
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.63
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,195.1
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.317,135
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,195.1
Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkEmpire Building
Historic districtNot available
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectKimball & Thompson
Primary styleNeoclassical
Primary materialSteel Frame
Original useCommercial, offices
Date range (as recorded)1897 - 1898
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC5-5
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtLM
Zoning map12b
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area13,967 sq ft
Built floor area ratio21.7
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category3
Building classD5
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970184F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.5
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block10
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft3
Within 500 ft7
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.180 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

Wall St~1 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 · 181 ft
Rector St~1 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 250 ft
Rector St~1 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 352 ft
Broad St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines J Z · 547 ft
Wall St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 · 975 ft

Bus

BROADWAY/RECTOR ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes BxM18 SIM4 SIM4C
BROADWAY/RECTOR ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM1 SIM1C SIM3C SIM33C
BROADWAY/RECTOR ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M55
TRINITY PL/RECTOR ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM15

Citi Bike

Greenwich St & Rector StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 59 docks (published)
Broadway & Morris StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 69 docks (published)
Albany St & Greenwich StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 46 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Whole Foods Market~1 min walk (approx.) · 222 ft
Eataly~4 min walk (approx.) · 950 ft
Battery Place Market~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,263 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~1 min walk (approx.) · 377 ft
Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 513 ft
Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 810 ft

Hospital

New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,218 ft

Park

Bowling Green~4 min walk (approx.) · 946 ft

Parking

Battery Parking Garage~2 min walk (approx.) · 644 ft
Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 980 ft
dock 24/7~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,142 ft

Ev Charging

25 Broadway~3 min walk (approx.) · 726 ft
Icon Parking Wall Park - Tesla Destination~3 min walk (approx.) · 864 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,488 ft

Shipping

The UPS Store~1 min walk (approx.) · 102 ft
FedEx~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,150 ft

Clinic

Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center~1 min walk (approx.) · 168 ft
Center for Hearing and Communication~1 min walk (approx.) · 321 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

Leadership and Public Service High School~2 min walk (approx.) · 540 ft
High School of Economics and Finance~2 min walk (approx.) · 651 ft
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School~3 min walk (approx.) · 694 ft
New York City Charter School of the Arts~3 min walk (approx.) · 694 ft

Daycare

BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 705 ft
BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 705 ft
LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL~3 min walk (approx.) · 761 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports36
BUILDING CONDITION20
HEAT HOT WATER11
MOLD3
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING1
ELEVATOR1

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3374
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1093
STREET CONDITION603
NOISE CONSTRUCTION521
NOISE RESIDENTIAL391
SANITATION AREA182
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL