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50 Vanderbilt Avenue

730Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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730 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 DOB job filings, 184 DOB permits, 100 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1914
Floors22
Res. units0
ClassH5
Owner (PLUTO)METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BBL1012790028
BIN1035374

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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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Lost Property (4) · Taxi Complaint (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Street Sign (3) · Street Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$21,153,663 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 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$29,906,000 $13,457,700
2026$30,577,000 $13,759,650
2027$43,493,000 $19,571,850

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Yale ClubAmericanA—
Yale ClubAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 45 St — M3 M4 BxM3 BxM4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 43 St & Madison Ave · 450 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

50 Vanderbilt Avenue

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

32 311 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: $1,935,582 on 1993-06-30 (lender: Manufacturers & Trdretc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-13Deed $33,072,265 — from MIDTOWN TRACKAGE VENTURES LLC to METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $33,072,265
2020-03-04Deed $33,072,265 — from MIDTOWN TRACKAGE VENTURES LLC to METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $33,072,265
2020-02-28Sold for $33,072,265 $33,072,265 $239,654
1993-06-30Mortgage $1,935,582 — from YALE CLUB/NEW YORK to MANUFACTURERS & TRDRETC $1,935,582
1993-06-30Mortgage $1,000,000 — from YALE CLUB/NEW YORK CITY to MANUFACTURERS& TRDRSETC $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017335211051
2018141501838
2019141151132
20209154928
202197411839
2022103015
2023100150631
202416570230
202590180229
2026230601140
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The full timeline

Construction 391Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 100Ownership & money 39Health & systems 84

Every one of the 730 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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