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556 7 Avenue

150Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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150 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 28 DOB permits, 20 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)GOLDEN ARCH REALTY CORP
BBL1007890042
BIN1014503

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Cannabis Retailer (8) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Street Condition (1) · Panhandling (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$136,486 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,332,000 $1,949,400
2026$4,417,000 $1,987,650
2027$4,485,000 $2,018,250

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 41 St — M7 M20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 40 St & 7 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

556 7 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
16
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170909
201837010
20190404
20200505
20210303
20220404
202365112
20240415
20250101
2026014216
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 4Health & systems 8

Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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