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2 East 53 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01288 • Lot 0069 • Zip: 10022

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 2 East 53 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01288
Lot: 0069
BBL: 1012880069
Unified address ID: 1012880069

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 11,050 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 85 ft x 125 ft
Built FAR: 15.25
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only or Office with Commercial – 20 Stories or More (O4)
Year built: 2024
Last altered: 2024
Floors: 28
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 168,537 sq ft
Building dimensions: 85 ft x 125 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ROLEX REALTY COMPANY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $126,150,000
Total assessment: $56,767,500
Land assessment: $9,405,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ROLEX RLTY CO INC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 13, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 13, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 13, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 10, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  5. DOB NOW filing Aug 9, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Chief Plan Examiner/ Assistant Chief Plan Examiner Review

  6. DOB NOW filing Jul 28, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  7. ECB violation Jul 16, 2026 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT WHERE A WORKER FELL FROM A 10FT PLATFORM LADDER WHILE PULLING LOW VOLTAGE RISER CABLES ON T...

  8. ECB violation Jun 17, 2026 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    BC 3307.6.4.9 AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 28 STORIES NEW BUILDING I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED AND CONSTRUCTION FENCE INST...

  9. ECB violation Feb 9, 2026 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS....

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 9, 2025 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    NOTE: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, A REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE PERMIT HOLDER FAILED TO NOTIFY THE...

  2. ECB violation Nov 24, 2025 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    INCIDENT WHERE A PIECE OF 6*4 INCHES METAL SHIM FELL FROM THE BUILDING DURING HOIST DISMANTLING OPERATION AND HIT A P...

  3. ECB violation Nov 5, 2025 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    IN RESPONSE TO AN INCIDENT WHERE A WORKER FELL OFF MANLIFT EQUIPMENT 5 FEET IN HEIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ACCESS IN...

2024

  1. DOB violation Feb 22, 2024

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2023

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2023

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  2. DOB violation Nov 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB violation Sep 20, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STOPPING WORK&SECURING SITE:@TIME OF INSPECT.@659 5AVE.OBJECT DANGLING MASONRY BLOCK WORK@ 3RD FL.TOP RIGHT CORNER OF...

  4. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  5. DOB violation May 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  6. DOB filing Feb 13, 2023 $0

    Demolition

    FULL DEMOLITION OF 12 STORY BUILDING USING PARTIAL MECHANICAL MEANS.

2022

  1. Permit issued Oct 17, 2022

    DM

    TITAN INDUSTRIAL SVC CORP

  2. Permit issued Oct 17, 2022

    EQ / EQ

    TITAN INDUSTRIAL SVC CORP

  3. Permit issued Jun 7, 2022

    EQ / EQ

    ALLSTATE INTERIOR NJ CORP

  4. Permit issued Jun 7, 2022

    DM

    ALLSTATE INTERIOR NJ CORP

  5. DOB filing May 10, 2022 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING #M00505081. STREET FRONTAGE = 210.4 LINER FEET.

2021

  1. Sale Apr 23, 2021 $0

    Changed hands

    665 5 AVENUE

2020

  1. DOB filing Mar 9, 2020 $73,000

    Alteration Type II

    SPRINKLER WORK IN THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. NO CHNAGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.

2019

  1. DOB filing Jan 7, 2019 $104,682

    Alteration Type II

    TENANT INTERIOR IMPROVEMENT: ELECTRICAL, FINISHES AND FIXTURES WITHIN THE LANDLORD'S EXISTING SHELL BUILDING. ALL CON...

2018

  1. Permit issued Jul 9, 2018

    EW / OT

    FORMAN INDUSTRIES INC

  2. DOB filing Jun 6, 2018 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY LOOP SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB filing Mar 13, 2018 $490,000

    Alteration Type II

    APPLICATION FILED FOR FACADE REPAIRS INCLUDING BRICK REPLACEMENT AND REPOINTING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.

2017

  1. Permit issued Sep 22, 2017

    EW / SP

    PREFERRED SPKLR AND MECH

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
ROLEX REALTY COMPANY LLC
ROBERT KADEN
Owner
ROLEX REALTY COMPANY, LLC
ROBERT KADEN
Owner
ROLEX WATCH, USA, INC
MICHAEL DEL CIOPPO
Owner
ROLEX WATCH U.S.A., INC.
ROBERT KADEN
Owner
REPUBLIC SCAFFOLD & HOIST
FARI HAMA
Owner
ROLEX WATCH USA, INC
ROBERT KADEN
Owner
ROLEX WATCH USA, INC.
ROBERT KADEN
Owner
ROLEX WATCH USA
MICHAEL DEL CIOPPO
Owner
ROLEX WATCH USA., INC
MICHAEL DEL CIOPPO
Owner
ROLEX REALTY CO
MICHAEL DELCIOPPO

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ROLEX USA
NEW YORK, NY, 10005
Owner
PLATFORM SOLUTIONS INC.
New York, NY, 10036
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC, LLC
CARLSTADT, NJ, 07072
Owner
S&E BRIDGE & SCAFFOLD LLC
VALLEY COTTAGE, NY, 10989
Owner
GREG BEECHE LOGISTICS LLC
WATERFORD, NY, 12188
Owner
ROLEX REALTY COMPANY, LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
CARLSTADT, NJ, 07072
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
665 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/OMETROPOLITIAN TRANSPORATION AUTHORITY
2 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
PARTY 2
C/O FERRAGAMO USA INC.
663 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 1
C/O GARDINER & THEOBALD INC.
535 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 1
125 PARK AVE STE 1610
NEW YORK, NY, 100175529
PARTY ONE
665 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 99999
GRANTEE/BUYER
665 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTOR/SELLER
665 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTEE/BUYER
665 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTOR/SELLER
16 WEST 56TH STREET
3RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner