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215 West 49 Street

172Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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172 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 34 DOB permits, 31 FDNY inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1921
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassJ4
Owner (PLUTO)AMBASSADOR THEATRE LLC
BBL1010210015
BIN1024792

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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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (14) · Street Condition (4) · Noise (3) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,068,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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$5,541,000 $2,493,450
2026$5,665,000 $2,549,250
2027$5,800,000 $2,610,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ambassador TheatreAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway50 St — 1 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
50 St — C E · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 7 Av — M50 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 48 St · 400 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

215 West 49 Street

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

24 311 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
2018-01-23DEVR $9,531,949 — from 1619 BROADWAY REALTY LLC to THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, INC. $9,531,949

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201763001120
2018031239
20197510114
2020011002
2021710019
20224462117
20232360011
202404100115
20250263011
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 10Health & systems 24

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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