1,312 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 479 DOB permits, 444 DOB job filings, 135 311 service requests.
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.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Noise (2) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Lost Property (2) · Street Condition (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2).
$13,787,594 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (182 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 | $86,756,000 | $39,040,200 |
| 2026 | $68,426,000 | $30,791,700 |
| 2027 | $67,878,000 | $30,545,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresco BY Scotto | Italian | A | — |
| Gregory's Coffee | Coffee/Tea | 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: Food Spoiled), 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.
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.
| Subway | 5 Av/53 St — E F · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 51 St — 6 E F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 52 St — M1 M2 BxM8 BxM10 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison Ave & E 51 St · 200 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.
485 Madison Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 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: $5,000,000 on 2017-02-14 (lender: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2024-12-04 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-30 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-30 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC | $50,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-02 | RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. | $28,050,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $50,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $50,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-07 | RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | $3,535,942 | |
| 2015-01-07 | RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | $3,535,942 | |
| 2007-06-25 | Mortgage $18,414,212 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to MORTAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, | $18,414,212 | |
| 2007-06-25 | Agreement $45,000,000 — from 485 MADISON AVENUE, LLC to MORTAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, | $45,000,000 | |
| 1986-10-15 | Mortgage $31,884,473 — from 485 MADISON ASSOCIATES to COMPTROLLER ST NY TRETC | $31,884,473 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 85 |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 46 |
| 2024 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 61 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Every one of the 1,312 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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