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57 East 52 Street

3,149Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10055 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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3,149 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,263 DOB permits, 1,165 DOB job filings, 211 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10055
Built1980
Floors40
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)PARK AVENUE PLAZA OWNER LLC
BBL1012880027
BIN1083869

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (4) · Blocked Driveway (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Elevator (2).

Filed construction activity

$340,303,959 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (427 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$550,579,000 $247,760,550
2026$564,787,000 $254,154,150
2027$560,799,000 $252,359,550

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 91/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
Blake and ToddAmericanA—
Evercore #17984AmericanA—
Ground Central Coffee CompanyNot yet graded—
Morgan Stanley FlagshipAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 0 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 4 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated), 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 52 St — M1 M2 BxM8 BxM10 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & Madison Ave · 250 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

57 East 52 Street

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

37 311 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: $2,179,247 on 2005-08-31 (lender: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital INC. and UBS Real Estate Investment INC.), 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
2022-01-06M&CON $460,000,000 — from PARK AVENUE PLAZA OWNER LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $460,000,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2011-10-26RPTT&RET $569,135,000 — from RP PARK AVENUE PLAZA, L.L.C. to SUNGATE PAP LLC $569,135,000
2009-06-29RPTT $6,663,042 — from MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED to MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS LLC $6,663,042
2007-01-17RPTT $15,792,259 — from MCI, INC, ON BEHALF OF ITS FORMER SHAREH; SHAREHOLDERS OF MCI INC.; MCI, INC., ON BEHALF O to ELI ACQUISITION LLC; ELI ACQUISITION LLC $15,792,259
2007-01-17RPTT $15,792,259 — from MCI, INC, ON BEHALF OF ITS FORMER SHAREH; SHAREHOLDERS OF MCI INC.; MCI, INC., ON BEHALF O to ELI ACQUISITION LLC; ELI ACQUISITION LLC $15,792,259
2006-04-20RPTT $4,967,500 — from UFJ BANK LIMITED ON BEHALF OF UFJ HOLDIN to UFJ BANK LIMITED ON BEHALF OF MUFG $4,967,500
2005-08-31Mortgage $2,179,247 — from PARK AVENUE PLAZA OWNERS LLC to MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.; UBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT INC. $2,179,247
2005-08-31Agreement $248,829,753 — from PARK AVENUE PLAZA OWNERS LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT INC.; MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. $248,829,753
2003-04-14Mortgage $30,000,000 — from PARK AVENUE PLAZA COMPANY L.P. to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYST $30,000,000
1988-01-14Mortgage $259,000,000 — from PARK AVE PLAZA CO to YASUDA RLTY AMERICACP $259,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201780250188
201811712532139
20199981508130
20201251310011159
20216511110188
20223241012260
20231465908168
202471713013104
2025421110559
2026182111537
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The full timeline

Construction 2,466Enforcement 323Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 158Health & systems 63

Every one of the 3,149 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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