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1221 Avenue of the Americas

4,752Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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4,752 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,704 DOB permits, 1,484 DOB job filings, 657 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1971
Floors51
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)1221 AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1010010029
BIN1022693

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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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

302 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (153) · Illegal Parking (31) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Noise (11) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (11) · Mobile Food Vendor (11).

Filed construction activity

$432,285,597 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (427 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$1,237,924,000 $557,065,800
2026$1,268,385,000 $570,773,250
2027$1,278,488,900 $575,320,000

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexA—
ConveneAmericanA—
Del Frisco's Double Eagle SteakhouseSteakhouseA—
Mayer BrownAmericanA—
NBCAmericanA—
OceanaSeafoodA—
Rockefeller Group 21st FLNot yet graded—
White & Case CafeAmericanA—
White & Case Coffee Bar & PantryAmericanA—
Zibetto Espresso BarCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 10 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 10 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

Subway47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
49 St — N R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / Avenue of the Americas — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 6 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

1221 Avenue of the Americas

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

302 311 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: $19,250,000 on 1998-09-01 (lender: Chase Manhattan Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2004-01-31SPRD $19,250,000 — from 1221 AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC; GREEN 290 MADISON LLC to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINS INC., D/B/A LEHM $19,250,000
1998-09-01Mortgage $19,250,000 — from ROCK-MCGRAW, INC. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $19,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171352124314197
2018933234117177
2019602426133144
202078133704132
2021721533121142
20223233011581
20239573206140
2024742196025297
20251191245128205
2026111953114188
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The full timeline

Construction 3,309Enforcement 532Housing & tenants 663Ownership & money 63Health & systems 185

Every one of the 4,752 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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