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52 Vanderbilt Avenue

1,242Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,242 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 445 DOB permits, 364 DOB job filings, 121 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1916
Floors20
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES
BBL1012790045
BIN1035375

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’23–24
1
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Dirty Condition (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Non (2) · Taxi Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$10,726,905 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (93 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$49,728,000 $22,377,600
2026$50,296,000 $22,633,200
2027$53,348,000 $24,006,600

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ammos EstiatorioGreekAMice evidence
Luckin CoffeeNot yet graded—
SubwaySandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License), 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.

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 · 450 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 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 45 St — M3 M4 BxM3 BxM4 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 46 St & Madison Ave · 400 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

52 Vanderbilt Avenue

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

34 311 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: $1,115,000 on 2020-06-11 (lender: Minnesota Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-11Mortgage $1,115,000 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $1,115,000
2020-06-11Agreement $20,000,000 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $20,000,000
2020-06-11AL&R $20,000,000 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $20,000,000
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 $870,323
2010-08-04AL&R $30,000,000 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $30,000,000
2010-08-04Agreement $30,000,000 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $30,000,000
2010-08-04Mortgage $13,880,565 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $13,880,565
2000-11-29Mortgage $10,265,501 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $10,265,501
1984-06-06Mortgage $11,061,778 — from VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SVGS BK FSB $11,061,778

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017130301026
201812020519
201920130327
20209118524
20213011211054
202220190434
2023327141862
202491120224
2025135100937
2026540802183
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The full timeline

Construction 813Enforcement 151Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 71Health & systems 86

Every one of the 1,242 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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