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688 Avenue of the Americas

487Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

487 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 239 311 service requests, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1862
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCMEN 688 LLC
BBL1008230079
BIN1015555

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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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Encampment (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Building/Use (2) · Obstruction (2) · Taxi Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,027,062 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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$4,985,000 $2,243,250
2026$5,936,000 $2,671,200
2027$6,390,000 $2,875,500

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Andiamo PizzaPizzaA—
Brown Bag Sandwich CO.SandwichesA—
Cinnabon / Auntie Anne'sBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway23 St — F M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

688 Avenue of the Americas

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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,692,065 on 2017-01-24 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-24Agreement $9,500,000 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2017-01-24Mortgage $5,692,066 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,692,066
2017-01-24AL&R $9,500,000 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2012-09-18Mortgage $1,917,356 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to ASTORIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $1,917,356
2012-09-18Agreement $4,150,000 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to ASTORIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $4,150,000
2004-02-23M&CON $2,000,000 — from FRANCMEN 688 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,000,000
1999-10-18Mortgage $275,890 — from 688 SIXTH AVENUE REALTY CO.; 688 6TH AVENUE REALTY CO. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $275,891
1996-12-16Mortgage $32,694 — from 688 SIXTH AVENUE REALTY CO. to FLUSHINGS SAVINGS BANK $32,694
1985-10-28Mortgage $404,167 — from 688 6TH AVE RLTY CO to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $404,167
1984-12-17Mortgage $255,000 — from 688 SIXTH AVE ASSOC. to MANHATTAN LIFE INSRCCO. $255,000
1984-04-18Mortgage $60,000 — from LOOSH REALTY CORP to KGS ASSOCIATES $60,000
1984-03-02Mortgage $60,000 — from LOOSH REALTY CORP. to KGS ASSOCIATES $60,000
1984-01-25Mortgage $15,000 — from LOOSH REALTY CORP. to KGS ASSOCIATES $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740104018
201820470031
20197150013
202034140021
202112360021
2022009009
202320120115
20240294520
20250260210
202610146223
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The full timeline

Construction 105Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 240Ownership & money 63Health & systems 18

Every one of the 487 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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