Sale at 50 West 29th Street #9E

Isle_of_Lucy: about 11 months ago

That drawing in the glossary explained it well. Thanks for the link.

NWT: about 11 months ago

FAR is "Floor Area Ratio", or how many square feet of building can go on a given lot. There're lots of other constraints: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/zone/glossary.shtml

The SE listing itself doesn't tell you which walls, and therefore which windows, are on the lot line. You have to look at the aerial Google view of the building.

That may not be clear, either. E.g., I have two windows on the lot line, but the building next door has a side yard of maybe 10'. That building is 15 floors and uses its full FAR, so is very unlikely to be razed and replaced with something using the side yard. Those two windows of mine are still considered lot-line, though, so need to be of more fire-resisting construction than the others.

Isle_of_Lucy: about 11 months ago

(1) What's "FAR", and (2) how can you tell from the SE listing that the east windows are on the lot line?

NWT: about 11 months ago

Yes. All those windows facing east are on the lot line, and should be so marked on the floor plan.

manhattanresident: about 11 months ago

This loft has a lot of exposure but doesn't an owner stand risk of losing all that natural light with each of the three buildings adjacent to it having FAR of at least 10 floors?