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545 5 Avenue

1,919Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,919 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 555 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 515 DOB permits, 333 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1930
Floors13
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)535-545 FEE LLC
BBL1012790069
BIN1035380

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Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

3
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (25) · Vendor Enforcement (22) · Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Non (4) · Taxi Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$19,051,801 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (143 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$87,656,000 $39,445,200
2026$83,504,000 $37,576,800
2027$77,391,000 $34,825,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BucatiniItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 45 St — M1 M2 M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 5 Ave · 250 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

545 5 Avenue

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

79 311 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: $133,000,000 on 2015-02-25 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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
2026-01-23AL&R $310,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED; SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $310,000,000
2026-01-23Agreement $310,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED; SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $310,000,000
2015-02-25Mortgage $133,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $133,000,000
2015-02-25AL&R $310,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $310,000,000
2015-02-25Agreement $310,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $310,000,000
2006-04-26SPRD $35,629,565 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $35,629,565
2006-04-26M&CON $177,000,000 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $177,000,000
2006-04-26Deed $116,250,000 — from 545 OWNERS LLC to 535-545 FEE LLC $116,250,000
2006-04-26SPRD $57,403,188 — from 535-545 FEE LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $57,403,188
2006-04-26AL&R $177,000,000 — from COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. to 535-545 FEE LLC $177,000,000
2003-09-03Agreement $36,000,000 — from 545 OWNERS LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,000,000
2003-09-03AL&R $36,000,000 — from WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 545 OWNERS LLC $36,000,000
2003-09-03Agreement $95,000,000 — from 545 OWNERS LLC; 535 OWNERS LLC; 509 OWNERS LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $95,000,000
2001-01-22Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 535 OWENRS LLC; 545 OWNERS LLC; 509 OWNERS LLC to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $40,000,000
2000-02-01Mortgage $31,300,000 — from 545 OWNERS LLC; 535 OWNERS LLC; 535 LLC; 509 OWNERS LLC; 509 LLC to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. $31,300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201744108400138
201832990050
20194715192184
2020311220550
2021101490033
202257140567
202377070185
2024181400059
2025220270150
202662108026
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The full timeline

Construction 889Enforcement 188Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 555Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,919 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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