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550 5 Avenue

871Records
13City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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871 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 DOB permits, 207 DOB job filings, 137 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1940
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)PLANET 550 CORP.
BBL1012610036
BIN1083858

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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.

$40,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (13) · Lost Property (2) · Panhandling (2) · Water System (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,220,960 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (77 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$27,248,000 $12,261,600
2026$28,688,000 $12,909,600
2027$30,878,000 $13,895,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)No Report Filed (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FabriqueBakery Products/DessertsAMice 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

Subway47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 45 St — M1 M2 M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 5 Ave · 300 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

550 5 Avenue

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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,763,559 on 2000-03-10 (lender: Salomon Brothers Realty Corp.), covering 58 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
2005-07-29Deed $25,080,000 — from NEW ROCK HOLDING III LLC to PLANET 550 CORP $25,080,000
2005-07-29Deed $7,920,000 — from BLDG 550 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to PLANET 550 CORP $7,920,000
2000-03-10Mortgage $19,763,559 — from NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $19,763,559
2000-03-10Mortgage $16,356,635 — from NRP LLC I; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP LLC II to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $16,356,635
1999-11-15Mortgage $4,993,333 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $4,993,333
1998-12-01Mortgage $42,500,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. $42,500,000
1998-12-01Mortgage $42,500,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $42,500,000
1997-08-20Mortgage $10,972,505 — from 1040 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. $10,972,505
1997-08-20Mortgage $60,689,011 — from 1040 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. $60,689,011
1988-10-28Mortgage $630,151 — from PREFERRED ENTITY ADVINC to BRT REALTY TRUST $630,151
1988-10-28Mortgage $422,472 — from PREFERRED ENTITY ETAL to BRT REALTY TRUST $422,472
1988-10-28Mortgage $557,350 to BRT REALTY TRUST $557,350
1988-10-28Mortgage $3,471,517 — from PREFERRED ENTITY ETAL to BRT REALTY TRUST $3,471,517
1988-08-16Mortgage $4,000,000 — from DAML REALTY CORP; PREFERRED ENTITY ETAL; DAML to BRT REALTY TRUST $4,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201737155865
20183651244
20192164132
20201410015
20211013014
20221324221
20232815034
202427116448
2025817117
20264011217
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The full timeline

Construction 502Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 137Health & systems 26

Every one of the 871 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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