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270 Madison Avenue

36Records
4City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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36 recorded events, 2024–2026, from 4 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 311 service requests, 5 restaurant inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1923
Floors19
Res. units0
ClassRB
Owner (PLUTO)270 MADISON AVE ASSOC'S, LLC
BBL1008697502
BIN—

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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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Obstruction (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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
2027$63,397,548 $28,528,897

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
270 MarketplaceAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 40 St — M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & 5 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

270 Madison Avenue

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

8 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-23Agreement $72,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE 270 MADISON LLC; 270 MADISON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $72,000,000
2025-01-23Agreement $72,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE 270 MADISON LLC; 270 MADISON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $72,000,000
2025-01-23Agreement $72,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE 270 MADISON LLC; 270 MADISON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $72,000,000

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 8Ownership & money 22Health & systems 5

Every one of the 36 recorded events, 2024–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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