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2 Columbus Circle

1,695Records
13City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,695 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,289 311 service requests, 105 DOB job filings, 81 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1962
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassP7
Owner (PLUTO)MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
BBL1010300001
BIN1024910

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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

172 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (126) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Taxi Complaint (4) · Lost Property (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,110,645 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$16,478,000 $7,415,100
2026$16,848,000 $7,581,600
2027$17,249,000 $7,762,050

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: MUSEUM

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Happy L Food INCNot yet graded—
Happy L Food INCNot yet graded—
RobertNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 3 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.

2 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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 58 St / Broadway — M12 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 58 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

2 Columbus Circle

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

172 311 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: $4,775,000 on 2008-06-05 (lender: New York City Economic Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-06-05Mortgage $4,775,000 — from MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN to NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO $4,775,000
2005-12-23Mortgage $15,050,000 — from MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN to NEW YORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO $15,050,000
2005-12-23Deed $17,050,000 — from NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO to MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN $17,050,000
2005-12-23Deed $17,050,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO $17,050,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
651
2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017351701641
2018116100330
2019125250244
2020120190233
202142441051
20228164020651
20237034002349
202440670172
202580180127
202640220127
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The full timeline

Construction 203Enforcement 144Housing & tenants 1,289Ownership & money 21Health & systems 38

Every one of the 1,695 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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