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243 West 47 Street

279Records
9City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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279 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 DOB permits, 55 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1928
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassJ4
Owner (PLUTO)THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION INC
BBL1010190012
BIN1024755

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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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,818,537 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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$5,181,000 $2,331,450
2026$5,297,000 $2,383,650
2027$5,423,000 $2,440,350

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ethel Barrymore 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.

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

Subway49 St — N R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
50 St — C E · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 48 St · 350 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

243 West 47 Street

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

19 311 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: $30,000,000 on 1993-04-06 (lender: Bank Of Montreal Agent), covering 4 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
1993-04-06Mortgage $30,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOC to BANK OF MONTREAL AGENT $30,000,000
1990-07-26Mortgage $100,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORPORATION $100,000
1990-07-17Mortgage $9,173,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP. NY $9,173,000
1990-07-06Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORPORATION $10,000,000
1990-04-05Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1990-03-09Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOC to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1989-12-28Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1989-12-28Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1989-11-28Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1584 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to TORONTO DOMINION BANK; SWISS BANK CORP; BANK OF MONTREAL $10,000,000
1989-10-27Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1989-09-19Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORPORATION; BANK OF MONTREAL; TORONTO DOMINION BANK $10,000,000
1989-07-21Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP N YBCH $10,000,000
1989-07-21Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP N YBCH $10,000,000
1989-06-14Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000
1989-05-19Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 1585 BROADWAY ASSOCS to BANK OF MONTREAL; TORONTO-DOMINION BANK; SWISS BANK CORP $10,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743001219
20180320510
2019022015
2020202004
2021223018
20220480214
20234230211
202474100122
202518231024
202617050123
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The full timeline

Construction 109Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 53Health & systems 29

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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