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545 Madison Avenue

949Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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949 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 297 DOB permits, 266 DOB job filings, 120 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1956
Floors17
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)JOSEPH E. MARX COMPANY, INC.
BBL1012900052
BIN1035758

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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.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Obstruction (1) · Encampment (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$13,486,036 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (95 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$63,295,000 $28,482,750
2026$71,519,000 $32,183,550
2027$60,849,000 $27,382,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Petite MamanCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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) · 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 · 450 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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 56 St & Madison Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

545 Madison Avenue

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

16 311 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: $19,777,478 on 2008-01-30 (lender: Keybank National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-24Agreement $30,000,000 — from THOR 545 MADISON LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $30,000,000
2014-01-24AL&R $30,000,000 — from THOR 545 MADISON LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $30,000,000
2014-01-24ASSTO $53,000,000 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to THOR 545 MADISON LLC $53,000,000
2010-01-14AL&R $8,777,478 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,777,478
2010-01-14AL&R $51,922,522 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $51,922,522
2010-01-14Agreement $19,777,478 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,777,478
2010-01-14Agreement $51,922,522 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $51,922,522
2008-01-30AL&R $8,777,478 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,777,478
2008-01-30Mortgage $19,777,478 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,777,478
2008-01-30Mortgage $51,922,522 — from NEW 545 MADISON AVENUE LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $51,922,522
1993-10-19Mortgage $2,940,000 — from 545 MADISON AVE L.P. to PPF II CO., L.P. $2,940,000
1993-10-19Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 545 MADISON ASSOC L.P. to PPF II CO., L.P. $1,700,000
1993-10-19Mortgage $16,360,000 — from YARDWAORTH FINANCE ASSOC to 545 MADISON AVE ASSOC LP $16,360,000
1993-10-19Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 545 MADISON AVE LTDPRTS to PPF II CO., L.P. $1,700,000
1993-10-19Mortgage $2,940,000 — from PPF II CO. LP. to 545 MADISON AVE L.P. $2,940,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201746401125
2018402039
20194322213
2020401220256
202128130133
202223070434
202334540245
202418330226
202521010123
2026510120265
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The full timeline

Construction 609Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 121Health & systems 35

Every one of the 949 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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