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296 LEXINGTON AVENUE

296 LEXINGTON AVENUE · Murray Hill

Year builtBuilt 1940
Residences≈ 94
Floors15
Building typeCooperative

A 15-story cooperative built in 1940, with approximately 94 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations7
Record areas covered20

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.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

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

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 79,789 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 79789 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade A

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade A 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

Subway about 5 minutes away

MTA

Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S) is about 1247 ft from this building in a straight line (~5 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 465

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

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

At a glance

Building typeCooperative
Built1940
Floors15
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 94
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1008930017
BIN1019088
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodMurray Hill
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.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.3 recorded filings · Most recent: Apr 2026
Citibank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.2 recorded filings · Most recent: Apr 2026
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2026
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Nov 2024
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLCObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Oct 2024
Morgan Stanley Private BankObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Oct 2024
Community First BankObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2024
Washington Mutual Bank (legacy)Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Apr 2024
Citizens Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Mar 2024
Rocket Mortgage, LLCObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Nov 2023
Sailfish ServicingObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Dec 2025
Merger TOObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Oct 2025

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.13

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

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

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

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers3
Mortgage records11
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building676
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 sales47
Exemptions28
Abatements11
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.A
ENERGY STAR scoreGross Floor Area is too small.Not available

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.61.6
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.82
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.328.9
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.79,789
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 signal328.9
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

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 districtR10
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area6,400 sq ft
Built floor area ratio11.76
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category3
Building classD4
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 panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
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

No records found

No records found

No recent DOB job filings were found on neighbouring properties within the searched radius.

Getting Around

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

Subway

Grand Central-42 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 7 S · 1,247 ft
33 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 · 1,340 ft
5 Av~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines 7 · 2,138 ft
28 St~10 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 · 2,561 ft
34 St-Herald Sq~10 min walk (approx.) · Lines B D F M N Q R W · 2,606 ft

Bus

LEXINGTON AV/E 37 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M101 M102 M103
LEXINGTON AV/E 40 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M101 M102 M103
3 AV/E 37 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M101 M102 M103
3 AV/E 38 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM34 QM40 QM42

Citi Bike

Lexington Ave & E 36 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 23 docks (published)
E 39 St & Lexington AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 63 docks (published)
E 40 St & Park AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 123 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

D'Agostino~2 min walk (approx.) · 588 ft
D'Agostino~3 min walk (approx.) · 749 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 901 ft
Pasteur Pharmacy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,035 ft
Willner Chemists~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,054 ft

Hospital

NYU Langone Hospitals~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,403 ft

Park

Park Avenue Malls~2 min walk (approx.) · 451 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 546 ft
132 East 35th Street Garage LLC~2 min walk (approx.) · 632 ft
Centerpark East 38th Street Parking Garage~2 min walk (approx.) · 657 ft

Ev Charging

Rapidpark 99 Park Ave - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 525 ft
Icon Parking 560 Third Ave - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 582 ft

Veterinarian

Kalvig & Shorter Veterinary~2 min walk (approx.) · 539 ft
Midtown Animal Hospital~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,705 ft

Shipping

The UPS Store~3 min walk (approx.) · 750 ft

Clinic

NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center-34th Street~4 min walk (approx.) · 965 ft
NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,037 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

Manhattan Academy For Arts & Language~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,032 ft
Murray Hill Academy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,032 ft
Unity Center for Urban Technologies~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,032 ft
P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,492 ft

Daycare

WEE ONES CLUB, LLC~1 min walk (approx.) · 328 ft
KINDERCARE EDUCATION , LLC.~3 min walk (approx.) · 708 ft
KINDERCARE EDUCATION, LLC.~3 min walk (approx.) · 708 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 reports1
PESTS OR RODENTS1
ELEVATOR0
BUILDING CONDITION0
NOISE RESIDENTIAL0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3253
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL751
STREET CONDITION507
SANITATION AREA340
NOISE RESIDENTIAL307
NOISE CONSTRUCTION297