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535 Madison Avenue

1,664Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,664 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 726 DOB job filings, 601 DOB permits, 135 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1981
Floors36
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LP
BBL1012900021
BIN1035747

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Panhandling (3) · Street Condition (1) · Street Sign (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$79,415,242 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (306 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$244,444,400 $110,000,000
2026$216,000,000 $97,200,000
2027$216,000,000 $97,200,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mylk CO.OtherNot yet gradedClosed by DOHMH on 2026-06-02

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 55 St — M3 M4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & Madison Ave · 350 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

535 Madison Avenue

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

15 311 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: $29,881,023 on 2017-03-02 (lender: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-02Agreement $160,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $160,000,000
2017-03-02AL&R $160,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $160,000,000
2017-03-02Mortgage $29,881,024 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $29,881,024
2014-10-16RPTT&RET $250,000 — from URSAMINE CREDIT ADVISORS, LLC to MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER $250,000
2007-02-26AL&R $30,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000
2007-02-26Mortgage $45,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $45,000,000
2007-02-26AL&R $95,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $95,000,000
2007-02-26Agreement $95,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $95,000,000
2007-02-26AL&R $45,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $45,000,000
2007-02-26Mortgage $30,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000
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
2005-07-14Agreement $95,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER $95,000,000
2005-07-14AL&R $30,000,000 — from THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C to MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER $30,000,000
2005-07-14Mortgage $30,000,000 — from MADISON TOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNER to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
133
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201775736596
20181073527124
201934222444
20207030010
202118130123
202233520242
202368022274
202447051457
20251202416133
202673071586
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The full timeline

Construction 1,336Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 135Health & systems 42

Every one of the 1,664 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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