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249 West 45 Street

284Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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284 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 59 DOB permits, 46 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1923
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassJ4
Owner (PLUTO)IMPERIAL THEATRE, LLC
BBL1010170010
BIN1024725

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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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (8) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · Lost Property (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Elevator (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,279,096 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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$12,071,000 $5,431,950
2026$12,342,000 $5,553,900
2027$12,636,000 $5,686,200

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Imperial TheatreAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 45 St & 8 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

249 West 45 Street

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

25 311 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
2025-03-26Agreement $7,627,213 — from AMBASSADOR THEATRE LLC to 726 EIGHTH LLC $7,627,213
2025-03-26EASE $3,864,414 — from 239-247 WEST 45TH STREET CORPORATION; IMPERIAL THEATRE, LLC to 726 EIGHTH LLC $3,864,414
2021-08-16DEVR $51,215,861 — from 267-269 WEST 45TH STREET, L.L.C.; 239-247 WEST 45TH STREET CORPORATION; IMPERIAL THEATRE, to 726 EIGHTH LLC $51,215,861

Ten-year activity

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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017104402341
20180450514
2019015129
20202190012
202161311223
2022311027
2023422008
20249353121
202542163227
2026404019
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The full timeline

Construction 105Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 25Health & systems 46

Every one of the 284 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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