2,056 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 889 DOB permits, 593 DOB job filings, 189 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (19) · Vendor Enforcement (12) · Panhandling (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dumpster Complaint (2).
$24,107,885 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (185 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $147,696,000 | $66,463,200 |
| 2026 | $136,854,000 | $61,584,300 |
| 2027 | $140,378,000 | $63,170,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton's the Steakhouse | Steakhouse | A | — |
| Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (2 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 45 St — M1 M2 M3 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 46 St & Madison 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.
547 5 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
64 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,686,535 on 2022-11-30 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | Mortgage $14,313,465 — from NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; FRENCH PARTNER to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,313,465 | |
| 2022-11-30 | Mortgage $5,686,535 — from NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,686,535 | |
| 2022-11-21 | AL&R $120,000,000 — from NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; FRENCH PARTNERS LLC; NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUECO-INVESTO to SIGNATURE BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | $120,000,000 | |
| 2022-11-21 | Agreement $120,000,000 — from NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; FRENCH PARTNER to SIGNATURE BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | $120,000,000 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Mortgage $1,584,733 — from NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; FRENCH PARTNER to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,584,733 | |
| 2012-10-16 | AL&R $130,000,000 — from FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVES to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A NY | $130,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Agreement $130,000,000 — from NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVES to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A NY | $130,000,000 | |
| 2012-08-20 | AL&R $62,441,233 — from NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW L.L.C.; FRENCH PARTNER to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $62,441,233 | |
| 2012-08-20 | Mortgage $62,441,233 — from NEW YORK 551 FIFTH AVENUE CO-INVESTORS L; FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH SOUNDVIEW to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $62,441,233 | |
| 2003-01-21 | AL&R $80,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH BUILDING CO-INVESTORS L. | $80,000,000 | |
| 2003-01-21 | Mortgage $80,000,000 — from FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH BUILDING CO-INVESTORS L. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $80,000,000 | |
| 2003-01-21 | DEEDO $128,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to FRENCH PARTNERS, LLC; NEW YORK FRENCH BUILDING CO-INVESTORS L. | $128,000,000 | |
| 1983-08-16 | Mortgage $14,644,980 — from 551 FIFTH AVENUE CORP to METROPOLITAN LIFE INS CO | $14,644,980 | |
| 1983-08-16 | Agreement $14,644,979 — from 551 FIFTH AVENUE CORP. | $14,644,979 | |
| 1982-04-12 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 551 FIFTH AVENUE CORP. to FRED F.FRENCH INV.CO,INC | $6,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 96 |
| 2018 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2019 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2020 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 61 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2025 | 59 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 91 |
| 2026 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
Every one of the 2,056 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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