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1681 Broadway

438Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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438 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 70 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 cooling-tower records.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1924
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassJ4
Owner (PLUTO)SHUBERT ORGANIZATION
BBL1010240046
BIN1075633, 1080865, 1080866

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Patterns

78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 76). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
76
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Illegal Parking (12) · Food Establishment (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Taxi Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,624,063 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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$9,787,000 $4,404,150
2026$10,007,000 $4,503,150
2027$10,245,000 $4,610,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Broadway TheatreAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Letter Grading) · 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.

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

Subway7 Av — B D E · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
50 St — C E · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 53 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 53 St · 200 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

1681 Broadway

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

77 311 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: $83,674,601 on 2015-05-11 (lender: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company), 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
2015-05-11Agreement $254,600,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $254,600,000
2015-05-11AL&R $254,600,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $254,600,000
2015-05-11Mortgage $83,674,601 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $83,674,601
2007-01-05Mortgage $44,709,088 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC $44,709,088
2007-01-05Agreement $180,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC $180,000,000
2007-01-05AL&R $180,000,000 — from PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC to BROADWAY 52ND L.P. $180,000,000
2002-02-12Mortgage $1,123,299 — from BROADWAY 52ND L.P. to DRESDNER BANK AG $1,123,299
1989-08-01Mortgage $16,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOC to SALOMON BROTHERS RLTY CP $16,000,000
1989-07-17Mortgage $5,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS HNV/TRCO $5,000,000
1989-06-05Mortgage $5,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TR $5,000,000
1989-05-05Mortgage $10,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52 ASSOC to MANUFACTURERS HAN/TRS/CO $10,000,000
1989-03-07Mortgage $10,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52 ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS HANO TR CO $10,000,000
1989-01-12Mortgage $10,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $10,000,000
1988-11-15Mortgage $10,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $10,000,000
1988-09-15Mortgage $10,000,000 — from BROADWAY 52ND ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $10,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201783102638
201823801528
20195680221
2020301004
2021026019
2022124029
2023167172345
202422390043
202544630172
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 176Ownership & money 70Health & systems 57

Every one of the 438 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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