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18-28 East 55 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01290 • Lot 0056 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

2 Open DOB violations 84 on record • 1988–2026 0 Open ECB violations 27 on record • 1994–2023

Address

Primary address: 18-28 East 55 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01290
Lot: 0056
BBL: 1012900056
Unified address ID: 1012900056

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 12,552 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 125 ft
Built FAR: 21.71
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: 1971
Last altered: 1997
Floors: 37
Total units: 43
Residential units: 0
Building area: 272,532 sq ft
Building dimensions: 100 ft x 125 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DW 540 MADISON, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $184,332,000
Total assessment: $82,949,400
Land assessment: $9,278,100
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 540 MADISON VENTURES

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $440,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $86,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $49,984

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $1,300,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Jul 7, 2026 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing May 4, 2026 $599,970

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  7. DOB violation Mar 26, 2026

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WITH OPERATIONS MANAGER AT ENTRANCE ON 55 STREET SID...

2023

  1. ECB violation Aug 4, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 2

    TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED JLC HOIST INSTALLED ON A PIECE OF KINDORF BAR INSIDE OF THE CEILING. STATED THAT JLC HOIS...

  2. DOB filing May 4, 2023 $175,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE ON 11 AND 12 AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2022

  1. DOB filing Oct 3, 2022 $1,830,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHANGES TAKING PLACE ON GRD, 11 AND 12 AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR ...

2021

  1. DOB filing Dec 16, 2021 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF LINEAR TRENCH DRAIN AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.

2020

  1. DOB filing Dec 18, 2020 $500,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ON 27TH AND 28TH FLOOR PRE-BUILD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB filing Nov 19, 2020 $150,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ON 18TH AND 20TH FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB filing Nov 10, 2020 $175,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ON 20TH FLOOR SUITE B. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  4. Permit issued Nov 1, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  5. Permit issued Nov 1, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  6. Permit issued Nov 1, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  7. Permit issued Nov 1, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  8. Permit issued Sep 24, 2020

    EW / OT

    SIGNATURE CONSTRUCTION GR

  9. Permit issued Jun 22, 2020

    EW / OT

    SIGNATURE CONSTRUCTION GR

2019

  1. DOB violation Dec 6, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Dec 6, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Dec 6, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. DOB violation Dec 6, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  5. DOB violation Dec 6, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  6. ECB violation Nov 15, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    27-929.1 A.C.27-929.1,FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL ...

  7. Sale Jun 27, 2019 $310,300,888

    Changed hands

    540 MADISON AVENUE

2018

  1. ECB violation Oct 18, 2018 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35322958H ISSUED ON 09-01-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  2. ECB violation Oct 18, 2018 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35322957X ISSUED ON 09-01-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  3. ECB violation Sep 4, 2018 $0

    CLASS - 1

    EC110-26(C)FAILURE TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ACCESS WORK SPACE IN WORKING CLOSET.REM:COMPLY WITH EC CODE.

  4. ECB violation Sep 1, 2018 $625

    CLASS - 1

    WORK AFTER HOURS WITHOUT A VARIANCE PERMIT CONTRARY TO 28-105.12.5.AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION ON THE ABOVE DATE AT ...

2008

  1. Sale Aug 12, 2008 $52,600,000

    Changed hands

    540 MADISON AVENUE

2003

  1. Sale Jun 9, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    540-48 MADISON AVENUE

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES
MATTHEW WALLERSTEIN
DOB Filing 05/04/2023
Owner
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
ROBERT SCHUBERT
DOB Filing 12/16/2021
Owner
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC
ROBERT SCHUBERT
DOB Filing 11/05/2020
Owner
WELLS FARGO
JOSEPH RAPPA
DOB Filing 08/24/2020
Owner
BOSTON PROPERTIES-LEXINGTON AVE
ROBERT SCHUBERT
DOB Filing 08/09/2018
Owner
Macklowe Organization
Tim Case
DOB Filing 12/12/2017
Owner
BOSTON PROPERTIES
TERRENCE DONOHUE
DOB Filing 12/11/2017
Owner
Macklowe Management, LLC
James Migliore
DOB Filing 11/20/2017
Owner
540 ACQUISTION COLIC
HARRY MACKLOWE
DOB Filing 11/20/2017
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
THOMAS GARCIA
DOB Filing 06/30/2017

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
DIVCO WEST REAL ESTATE SERVICES
New York, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 08/11/2026
Owner
DIVCOWEST
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 05/04/2026
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
DOB NOW 07/29/2024
Owner
PR
Patterson, NY, 12563
DOB NOW 02/11/2022
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR
DW 540 MADISON AVENUE, LLC
C/O DIVCO WEST, 575 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105
ACRIS 08/12/2019
MORTGAGEE
SUNTRUST BANK
1155 PEACHTREE STREET
SUITE 300
ATLANTA, GA, 30309
ACRIS 08/12/2019
LESSOR
540 LAND PARTNERS LLC
C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900
BOSTON, MA, 021998103
ACRIS 06/27/2019
LESSEE
540 LAND PARTNERS LLC
C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900
BOSTON, MA, 021998103
ACRIS 06/27/2019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
540 MADISON PARTNERS
C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900
BOSTON, MA, 021998103
ACRIS 06/27/2019
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
DW 540 MADISON, LLC
C/O DIVCOWEST
200 STATE STREET, 12TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA, 02109
ACRIS 06/27/2019
PARTY 1
DW 540 MADISON, LLC
C/O DIVCOWEST
200 STATE STREET, 12TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA, 02109
ACRIS 06/27/2019
GRANTEE/BUYER
CENTURY LINK INC.
ATTN: S. INGRAM
100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE
MONROE, LA, 71203
ACRIS 11/01/2017
GRANTOR/SELLER
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC
ATTN: N. MCCARTY
1025 ELDORADO BLVD.
BROOMFIELD, CO, 80021
ACRIS 11/01/2017
PARTY 2
SNOWDEN CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
540 MADISON AVENUE
FLOOR 9
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 06/30/2015

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
540 MADISON VENTURES
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
DW 540 MADISON, LLC
PLUTO