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1271 Avenue of the Americas

3,914Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10020 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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3,914 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,390 DOB permits, 1,199 DOB job filings, 425 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10020
Built1961
Floors47
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)ROCKEFELLER CTR NORTH INC
BBL1010030029
BIN1022709

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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

136 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (40) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (25) · Vendor Enforcement (21) · Lost Property (8) · Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (5).

Filed construction activity

$645,848,592 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (455 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$1,037,177,800 $466,730,000
2026$1,044,511,000 $470,029,950
2027$1,084,403,000 $487,981,350

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Avra EstiatorioGreekA—
Bessemer Trust CafeAmericanA—
CuernoMexicanA—
Flik InternationalOtherA—
Lathman & WatkinsAmericanA—
MLB PatinaAmericanA—
Restaurant Associates @ AigAmericanA—
The Capital GrilleAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

8 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 8 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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (1 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
49 St — N R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 50 St — M5 M7 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 51 St & 6 Ave · 150 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

1271 Avenue of the Americas

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

136 311 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: $5,000,000 on 1994-12-16 (lender: Credit Lyonnais Newyork Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-15Agreement $84,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $84,000,000
2021-10-15AL&R $84,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $84,000,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2014-03-04RPTT&RET $3,694,000,000 — from HISTORIC TW INC. to TIME WARNER INC. $3,694,000,000
2005-04-04RPTT $2,977,570 — from KOCO INVESTORS IV, L.P.; HUDSON RIVER CO-INVESTMENT FUND, L.P.; KOHLBERG PARTNERS IV, L.P. to SCHAWK, INC. $2,977,570
2005-01-06Agreement $84,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., NY B $84,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $25,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $25,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $25,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $25,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $10,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $10,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $5,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $5,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $5,000,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $25,000,000 — from ROCKEFELLER CENTER NORTH, INC. to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $25,000,000
1993-12-01Mortgage $38,296,562 — from ROCKEFELLER CTR NO.INC. to CREDITY LYONNAIS NY $38,296,562

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017110271316157
201812342235126319
20192503920215326
20202283926021314
202111172079154
2022502230681
2023491370996
2024400481695
2025300571896
202610222319137
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The full timeline

Construction 2,648Enforcement 579Housing & tenants 385Ownership & money 75Health & systems 227

Every one of the 3,914 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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