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611 5 Avenue

4,440Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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4,440 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,166 DOB job filings, 1,123 DOB permits, 874 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1924
Floors36
Res. units0
ClassRC
Owner (PLUTO)SAKS AND CO
BBL1012857501
BIN1081145, 1082746

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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.

$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

345 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Mobile Food Vendor (210) · Illegal Parking (36) · Noise (21) · Consumer Complaint (17) · Vendor Enforcement (11) · Panhandling (8).

Filed construction activity

$121,783,593 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (382 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$205,814,353 $92,616,459
2026$210,710,000 $94,819,500
2027$236,991,353 $106,646,109

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNONE
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
Cafe At Saks Fifth AvenueCoffee/TeaA—
HoneybrainsAmericanA—
L'Avenue At SaksFrenchAMice evidence
Saks & Company of New York LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 4 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

Subway5 Av/53 St — E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 5 Av — M50 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 48 St & 5 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

611 5 Avenue

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

345 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-08Agreement $117,235,470 — from 623 FIFTH LEASEHOLD OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $117,235,470
2025-09-08Agreement $28,184,960 — from 623 FIFTH FEE OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $28,184,960
2025-09-08ASSTO $174,400,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE BUILDING COMPANY LLC to 623 FIFTH LEASEHOLD OWNER LLC $174,400,000
2025-09-08Deed $43,600,000 — from 10 EAST 50TH STREET BUILDING COMPANY L.L to 623 FIFTH FEE OWNER LLC $43,600,000
2025-09-04Sold for $43,600,000 $43,600,000 $21,800,000
2025-09-04Sold for $43,600,000 $43,600,000 $21,800,000
2020-12-17RPTT $1,025,000,000 — from HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY to HBSFA HOLDING LTD $1,025,000,000
2019-09-05RPTT&RET $475,643 — from RESTAND MANAGEMENT CORP.; ADER, RICHARD to COHEN, CHARLES S $475,643
2019-08-26Sold for $475,643 $475,643 $237,822
2015-09-16ASSTO $116,322 — from ONEWEST BANK, N.A. to CIT BANK N.A. $116,322
2014-12-22Agreement $120,000,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE BUILDING COMPANY LLC to ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH ; PRINCPIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $120,000,000
2014-12-22Mortgage $34,188,386 — from FIFTH AVENUE BUILDING COMPANY LLC to ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH ; PRINCPIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $34,188,386
2014-12-16Deed $2,100,000,000 — from 12 EAST 49TH STREET LLC to SAKS FLAGSHIP REAL PROPERTY LLC $2,100,000,000
2014-12-16MLEA $1,600,000,000 — from SAKS FLAGSHIP REAL PROPERTY LLC to 12 EAST 49TH STREET LLC $1,600,000,000
2014-12-16Mortgage $1,250,000,000 — from SAKS FLAGSHIP REAL PROPERTY LLC to THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY; MORGAN STA $1,250,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017437532023173
20181802055027282
2019123429148268
202021176716112
202131245701113
202280103903132
2023127910815250
202422911415151
20258913790163
20264927954139
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The full timeline

Construction 2,305Enforcement 1,045Housing & tenants 874Ownership & money 121Health & systems 95

Every one of the 4,440 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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