686 Avenue of the Americas · Manhattan · BBL 1008230082
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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.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,000,910 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (10 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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,990,000
$895,500
2026
$2,292,000
$1,031,400
2027
$2,151,000
$967,950
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility) · 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
Subway
23 St — F M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
W 21 St & 6 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
3 311 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.
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
11
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
1
3
0
10
2018
4
0
1
0
5
2019
9
0
2
0
11
2020
1
4
2
0
7
2021
1
0
1
0
2
2022
0
0
5
0
5
2023
2
0
5
1
8
2024
1
0
1
1
3
2025
0
0
1
1
2
2026
0
0
1
0
1
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2024-10-15Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A · mice evidence
2024-01-24Job filed: Modification of mechanical system in existing McDonald's restaurant. Work to include replacement of AC systems and exhaust fans on roof level, as per $22,000
2023
2023-10-26Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2023-08-09311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-08-09311: Standing Water — Puddle on Roof
2023-07-25311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-04-07Job filed: Modification of mechanical system in existing McDonald's restaurant. Work to include replacement of AC systems and exhaust fans on roof level, as per $22,000
2023-02-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-09-02311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2021-06-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2020
2020-11-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-10-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: AT EXP#1 RIGHT SIDE OF BLDG MISSING MORTAR FROM JOISTS. REMEDDY: REPAIR &$3,125
2020-10-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-10-01311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED CRACKED AND DAMAGED BRICK, MISSING MORTAR J$6,250
2020-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2020-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2019
2019-09-27311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2019-07-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2019-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-25311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2019-05-04Permit Sign — Signed-off
2019-05-03Job filed: Erect non illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy.$585
2019-05-03Job filed: Erect non illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use,egress or occupancy.$325
2019-05-03Permit Sign — Signed-off
2018
2018-08-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017
2017-10-10Job filed: MODIFICATION TO AN EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2017-08-25Job filed: FILING HEREWITH INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PLUMBING & MECHANICAL WORK TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE TO USE, $641,000
2017-07-18Job filed: A2$75,000
2017-07-18Job filed: A2$75,000
2017-07-17Job filed: FILING HEREWITH EXTERIOR RENOVATION TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$75,000
2017-07-17Job filed: FILING HEREWITH EXTERIOR RENOVATION TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$75,000
2007-09-25Job filed: interior restoration as per plan. No change in bulk use egress or occupancy under this application.$10,000
1999
1999-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
1997
1997-05-29DOB violation C:
1997-05-29DOB violation Z:
1997-05-09DOB violation LANDMK:
1997-04-18DOB violation LANDMRK:
1996
1996-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-07-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-04-12Permit SG — ISSUED
1995-04-06Permit SG — ISSUED
1995-03-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995-03-29Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-02-03Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-20Deed — from FAYEV REALTY CORP. to MCDONALDS CORPORATION
1993
1993-02-10DOB violation C:
1993-02-10DOB violation Z:
1993-02-10DOB violation C:
1993-02-10DOB violation Z:
1989
1989-10-13SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN CMMSN
1988
1988-06-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK CONTRARY TO APPROVED PLANS. BLOWER INSTALLED ON ROOF LEVEL. INSTEAD OF 2ND FLOOR. REMEDY: AMEND PLANS TO SHOW AS BUILT
1973
1973-08-10Deed — from 686-6TH AVE CORP to FAYER REALTY CORP
1972
1972-04-27Deed — from AMAR REALTY CORP to COHEN, EVELYN; ACHER, IRWIN; ACHER, FANNIE IND
1972-04-27Deed — from ACKER, IRWIN; COHEN, EVELYN; ACKER, FANNIE IND to 686 6TH AVE CORP