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290 Madison Avenue

550Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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550 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 86 311 service requests, 71 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC
BBL1012750016
BIN1035317

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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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$405,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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$12,047,000 $5,421,150
2026$12,254,000 $5,514,300
2027$12,364,000 $5,563,800

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
'EssenAmericanNot yet graded—

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)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Temperature) · 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 40 St — M3 M4 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & 5 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

290 Madison Avenue

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

13 311 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: $6,722,242 on 2019-03-28 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-28Mortgage $6,722,243 — from 290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,722,243
2019-03-28Agreement $20,000,000 — from 290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,000,000
2019-03-28AL&R $20,000,000 — from 290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,000,000
2012-05-23Mortgage $15,000,000 — from 290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $15,000,000
2012-05-23AL&R $15,000,000 — from 290 MAD FEE OWNER LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $15,000,000
2011-02-14Deed $11,250,000 — from APF 290 MAD LLC; 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; GAN 290 MADISON LLC to 290 MAD VENTURE LLC $11,250,000
2006-12-08Mortgage $6,000,000 — from GAN 290 MADISON LLC; 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; APF 290 MAD LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $6,000,000
2006-12-08AL&R $11,000,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. to GAN 290 MADISON LLC; 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; APF 290 MAD LLC $11,000,000
2006-12-08Agreement $11,000,000 — from 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; GAN 290 MADISON LLC; APF 290 MAD LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $11,000,000
2006-08-22Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; GAN 290 MADISON LLC; APF 290 MAD LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $5,000,000
2006-08-22AL&R $5,000,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. to GAN 290 MADISON LLC; APF 290 MAD LLC; 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC $5,000,000
2006-08-22Deed $19,000,000 — from GREEN 290 MADISON LLC to APF 290 MAD LLC; 290 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC; GAN 290 MADISON LLC $19,000,000
2004-11-08SPRD $62,000,000 — from GREEN 1466 BROADWAY LLC; GREEN 290 MADISON AVENUE to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. $62,000,000
2004-11-08SPRD $56,618,966 — from GREEN 1466 BROADWAY LLC; GREEN 290 MADISON AVENUE to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. $56,618,966
2004-10-22Agreement $40,674,052 — from GREEN 290 MADISON LLP; 1515 BROADWAY FEE OWNER LLC to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., DBA LEHMA $40,674,052

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174460620
20184350416
20192635622
2020115007
202103170121
202201020113
20234320211
20246454019
2025103015
2026205029
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The full timeline

Construction 125Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 221Health & systems 28

Every one of the 550 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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