1,340 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 362 DOB permits, 316 DOB job filings, 226 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$9,930 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (38) · Noise (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Obstruction (4) · PLUMBING (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3).
$12,891,159 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (101 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110,292,000 | $49,631,400 |
| 2026 | $110,687,000 | $49,809,150 |
| 2027 | $112,188,000 | $50,484,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuma New York | Not yet graded | — | |
| Zuma New York | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 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), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Ave & E 40 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
261 Madison Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
78 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000,000 on 2025-12-11 (lender: Mref Reit Lender 16 LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | Mortgage $60,000,000 — from 261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to MREF REIT LENDER 16 LLC | $60,000,000 | |
| 2025-06-27 | RPTT $3,833,837 — from INDUSTRIOUS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY to CBRE, INC. | $3,833,837 | |
| 2022-12-15 | Agreement $200,000,000 — from 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO | $200,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-02 | RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. | $28,050,000 | |
| 2015-01-07 | RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | $3,535,942 | |
| 2015-01-07 | RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | $3,535,942 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2012-06-19 | AL&R $231,000,000 — from 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L | $231,000,000 | |
| 2012-06-19 | Mortgage $90,352,269 — from 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L | $90,352,269 | |
| 2012-06-19 | Agreement $231,000,000 — from 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L | $231,000,000 | |
| 2006-08-31 | TERL $200,000 — from IN NEW YORK LLC to PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES INC | $200,000 | |
| 2006-03-24 | RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC | $362,419,501 | |
| 2006-01-24 | Agreement $150,000,000 — from 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC to METLIFE BANK, N.A.; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $150,000,000 | |
| 2006-01-24 | AL&R $150,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; METLIFE BANK, N.A. to 260-261 MADISON AVENUE LLC | $150,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
| 2018 | 83 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 112 |
| 2019 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Every one of the 1,340 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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