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527 FDR Drive

1,519Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,519 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 653 DOB permits, 378 DOB job filings, 146 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1955
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassI1
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK SOCIETY ETC
BBL1014820020
BIN1046256

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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.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (6) · Lost Property (5) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Street Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Report (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,415,771 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (117 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$158,247,000 $71,211,150
2026$160,600,000 $72,270,000
2027$164,562,000 $74,052,900

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL

Building systems

Elevators15 active device(s) on record
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pyramid Coffee CompanyCoffee/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 (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway72 St — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Roosevelt Island — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 650 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

527 FDR Drive

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

20 311 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: $79,308,000 on 2009-12-07 (lender: Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York), 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
2015-10-01Agreement $73,751,884 — from NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $73,751,884
2015-06-19Agreement $44,900,000 — from N.Y. SOC. FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURED to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $44,900,000
2011-12-13Agreement $64,624,662 — from NY SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURE to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LTD $64,624,662
2009-12-07Mortgage $79,308,000 — from NY SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $79,308,000
2008-06-19Agreement $55,782,738 — from NY SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $55,782,738
2005-11-17Mortgage $57,605,000 — from NY SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $57,605,000
1996-09-18Mortgage $7,601,000 — from NEW YORK SOCIETY RELIEF RUPTURED CRIPPLE to DORMITORY AYTHORITYTHE STATE OF NEW YORK $7,601,000
1994-12-08Mortgage $94,763,000 — from NEW YORK SOCIETY FORTHE RELIEF/RUPTURED to NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL CARE FACILITES FI $94,763,000
1984-05-16Mortgage $359,000,000 — from SOCIETY/NY HOSPITAL to NYS DORMITORY AUTHORITY $359,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173912301468
2018220106745
201927580545
2020221520847
2021222150645
202251160563
202340270554
202443171355
202523280437
202633050644
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The full timeline

Construction 1,059Enforcement 217Housing & tenants 122Ownership & money 52Health & systems 69

Every one of the 1,519 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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