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45 East 55 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01291 • Lot 0021 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

8 Open DOB violations 48 on record • 1989–2025 4 Open ECB violations 14 on record • 1998–2024

Address

Primary address: 45 East 55 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01291
Lot: 0021
BBL: 1012910021
Unified address ID: 1012910021

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 7,541 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 75 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 16.64
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1922
Last altered: 1982
Floors: 17
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 125,495 sq ft
Building dimensions: 75 ft x 100 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: LEXIN NY 551 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $70,365,000
Total assessment: $31,664,250
Land assessment: $5,760,000
Exempt total: $2,607,300
Assessment owner: LEXIN NY 551 LLC

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 filing May 13, 2026 $8,600

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFY SPRINKLER HEADS AND RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIRECTIVE 14 #12235...

  2. DOB filing May 13, 2026 $18,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. .

  3. DOB NOW filing Jan 5, 2026 $125,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 23, 2025 $102,499

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Dec 17, 2025 $150,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. Permit issued Aug 1, 2025

    EW / SP

    STANDARD FIRE PROTECT LLC

  5. Permit issued Aug 1, 2025

    EW / SP

    STANDARD FIRE PROTECT LLC

  6. Permit issued Aug 1, 2025

    EW / SP

    STANDARD FIRE PROTECT LLC

  7. Permit issued Aug 1, 2025

    EW / SP

    STANDARD FIRE PROTECT LLC

  8. Permit issued Aug 1, 2025

    EW / SP

    STANDARD FIRE PROTECT LLC

  9. DOB filing Aug 1, 2025 $10,400

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATIONS TO SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  10. DOB filing Aug 1, 2025 $32,700

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER TH...

  11. DOB filing Aug 1, 2025 $13,800

    Alteration Type II

    FILING HEREWITH MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, O...

  12. DOB NOW filing May 15, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  13. DOB NOW filing May 8, 2025 $205,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. ECB violation Jun 17, 2024 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

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

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 28, 2024 $0

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  5. DOB violation Feb 22, 2024

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

  6. ECB violation Feb 2, 2024 $312

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED FLOOD IN SUB BASEMENT WHICH IS CONTRARY TO CODE PC 301.3, REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

2023

  1. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. ECB violation Feb 28, 2023 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

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

2022

  1. DOB filing Aug 3, 2022 $70,655

    Alteration Type II

    8TH CYCLE FACADE REPAIR PROGRAM TO INCLUDE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE BRICKWORK AND TERRA COTTA ALONG THE EXTERI...

2021

  1. ECB violation Nov 1, 2021 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    SEC. AC 27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEMOF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS & FILE A FINAL SPRINKLE...

  2. Permit issued May 10, 2021

    EW / OT

    NEW GENERATION IRON

2020

  1. ECB violation Sep 29, 2020 $500

    CLASS - 2

    SEC. 27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OFAUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS & FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER R...

2017

  1. Sale Jan 19, 2017 $155,000,000

    Changed hands

    551 MADISON AVENUE

2012

  1. Sale Dec 27, 2012 $128,000,000

    Changed hands

    551 MADISON AVENUE

2010

  1. ECB violation Jan 27, 2010 $400

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE AN ARCHITECT/ENGINEER REPORT CERTIFYING EXIT/DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ARE CONNECTED TO EMERGENCY POWER SOURC...

2005

  1. Sale Aug 29, 2005 $87,500,000

    Changed hands

    551 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

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
LEXIN NY 551, LLC
METIN NEGRIN
DOB Filing 05/13/2026
Owner
DTZ
DREW O'CONNOR
DOB Filing 05/13/2026
Owner
JONES LANG LASALLE
ENRICO SISON
DOB Filing 08/01/2025
Owner
C/O CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
MARYANN DAVIR
DOB Filing 08/03/2022
Owner
CB Richards Ellis
Joseph Soldano
DOB Filing 11/12/2021
Owner
Jones Lang LaSalle
Nick Hayden
DOB Filing 09/30/2021
Owner
LEXIN NY 551 LLC
DENNIS BIALES
DOB Filing 08/26/2019
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
MARYANN DAVIR
DOB Filing 04/16/2019
Owner
COLGATE ENTERPRISE CORP
LORRAINE HOSTY
DOB Filing 07/24/2018
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC.
MARYANN DAVIR
DOB Filing 04/05/2018

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
LEXIN CAPITAL
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
DOB NOW 01/05/2026
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
LIC, NY, 11106
DOB NOW 03/28/2024
Owner
EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC.
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
DOB NOW 10/05/2021
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK AG
PARKRING 28
85748 GARCHING
ACRIS 05/31/2022
PARTY 1
LEXIN NY 551 LLC
C/O LEXIN CAPITAL LLC
551 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 400
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 05/31/2022
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
C/O PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, INC.
801 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA, 503921450
ACRIS 05/31/2022
GRANTEE/BUYER
LEXIN NY 551 LLC
C/O LEXIN CAPITAL, LLC, 654 MADISON AVENUE,
SUITE 2205
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ACRIS 01/19/2017
GRANTOR/SELLER
551 MADISON PROPERTY LLC
180 GLASTONBURY BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
GLASTONBURY, CT, 06033
ACRIS 01/19/2017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
C/O PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, LLC
801 GRAND AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA, 503921450
ACRIS 01/19/2017
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FIVE FIFTY ONE MADISON LLC
ACRIS 04/17/2013
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
COMMERZBANK AG FORMERLY KNOWN AS DRESDNER BANK AG
ACRIS 04/17/2013
GRANTOR/SELLER
551 MADISON AVENUE OFFICE L.L.C.
C/O LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
100 EAST PRATT STREET
BALTIMORE, MD, 21202
ACRIS 12/27/2012
GRANTOR/SELLER
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
7667 FOLSOM BOULEVARD
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95826
ACRIS 08/30/2005

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
LEXIN NY 551 LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
LEXIN NY 551 LLC
PLUTO