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515 Madison Avenue

1,237Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,237 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 339 DOB permits, 291 DOB job filings, 178 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1931
Floors42
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)515 MADISON LLC
BBL1012890021
BIN1035728

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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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Encampment (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Lost Property (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,115,526 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 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$75,040,000 $33,768,000
2026$78,794,000 $35,457,300
2027$75,484,000 $33,967,800

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
EssenAmericanB—
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Temperature), shared by 2 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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 52 St — M1 M2 BxM8 BxM10 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & Madison Ave · 100 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

515 Madison Avenue

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

30 311 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: $5,713,947 on 2026-01-05 (lender: Apple Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-05Agreement $86,500,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to APPLE BANK $86,500,000
2026-01-05Mortgage $5,713,947 — from 515 MADISON LLC to APPLE BANK $5,713,947
2026-01-05AL&R $86,500,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to APPLE BANK $86,500,000
2013-01-22AL&R $120,000,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $120,000,000
2013-01-22M&CON $120,000,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $120,000,000
2013-01-10RPTT&RET $31,020,000 — from M-S 515 LLC to 515 JV LLC $31,020,000
2010-01-25RPTT&RET $10,034,080 — from BLOCK 1289 ASSOCIATES to M-S 515 LLC $10,034,080
2010-01-21RPTT&RET $22,700,000 — from STRAND ASSOCIATES; SUBIN, HARRY; GOLD, CAROL to ATCO 515 LLC $22,700,000
2010-01-12TERL $41,848,335 — from 515 MADISON AVENUE ASSOCIATES to GOLD, CAROL; THE HEMMERDINGER CORPORATION; STRAND ASSOCIATES; SUBIN , HARRY I $41,848,335
2010-01-12AL&R $70,000,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $70,000,000
2010-01-12Mortgage $70,000,000 — from 515 MADISON LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $70,000,000
2010-01-12RPTT&RET $75,666,667 — from 53RD STREET JV ASSOCIATES LLC to 515 JV LLC $75,666,667
2010-01-12RPTT&RET $75,666,667 — from 53RD STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; THE HEMMERDINGER CORPORATION; GOLD, CAROL; SUBIN, HARRY; STRA to 53RD STREET JV ASSOCIATES LLC $75,666,667
2010-01-12Deed $57,318,335 — from BLOCK 1289 ASSOCIATES to 515 MADISON LLC $57,318,335

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017691406897
20181481204983
20191652802372
20205430113
202111180222
20228250823
202320180029
2024341230361
2025150130634
202621756342
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The full timeline

Construction 630Enforcement 197Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 44Health & systems 171

Every one of the 1,237 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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