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566 Lexington Avenue

2,006Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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2,006 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 722 DOB permits, 629 DOB job filings, 212 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1931
Floors50
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)TOWER 570 COMPANY, L.P.
BBL1013050060
BIN1036459

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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.

$310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (20) · Noise (12) · Dirty Condition (5) · Taxi Complaint (5) · Water System (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).

Filed construction activity

$68,472,262 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (313 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$116,538,000 $52,442,100
2026$113,509,000 $51,079,050
2027$117,948,000 $53,076,600

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brett's DeliNot yet graded—
Miss Yola's TacosOtherA—
Schnipper'sAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Odor), shared by 3 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 50 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & Lexington 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

566 Lexington Avenue

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

87 311 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: $65,000,000 on 2018-02-15 (lender: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-15Mortgage $65,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY, L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $65,000,000
2018-02-15Agreement $180,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY, L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $180,000,000
2018-02-15AL&R $180,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY, L.P. to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $180,000,000
2008-07-08RPTT $18,833,571 — from SHAREHOLDERS OF GREY GLOBAL GROUP INC to ABBEY MERGER CORPORATION $18,833,571
2008-04-03AL&R $115,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY L.P. to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $115,000,000
2008-04-03Agreement $115,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY L.P. to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $115,000,000
2008-03-31Mortgage $45,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY L.P. to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $45,000,000
2004-09-08RPTT $39,130 — from LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION to COMCAST QVC $39,130
2001-08-02Mortgage $50,000,000 — from TOWER 570 COMPANY, L.P. to TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY $50,000,000
1998-08-06Mortgage $3,610,000 — from 570 LEXINGTON COMPANY, L.P. to UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND $3,610,000
1998-08-06Mortgage $16,390,000 — from 570 LEXINGTON COMPANY, L.P. to UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND $16,390,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201795616024141
2018105515124141
2019571690991
202050421405111
20211217130850
2022549601180
20234531423397
20242531002462
20255823109100
20265914402106
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The full timeline

Construction 1,370Enforcement 233Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 51Health & systems 137

Every one of the 2,006 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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