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201-205 East 55 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01329 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 201-205 East 55 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01329
Lot: 0001
BBL: 1013290001
Unified address ID: 1013290001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C6-6 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 64,768 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 200 ft x 360 ft
Built FAR: 20.43
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: 1970
Last altered: 2016
Floors: 46
Total units: 55
Residential units: 0
Building area: 1,323,432 sq ft
Building dimensions: 115 ft x 334 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $610,310,000
Total assessment: $274,639,500
Land assessment: $49,950,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

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.

Activity

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

2026

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

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 29, 2026 $0

    No Work

    Plan Examiner Review

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 9, 2026 $4,697,954

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Jun 11, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Jun 11, 2026 $3,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Jun 10, 2026 $3,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  7. ECB violation Mar 25, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ROOF WORK UNDER PERMIT M01090081 WITH STRUCTURAL STEEL INSTALLATION AT A MAJOR BUILDI...

2025

  1. DOB filing Dec 17, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY WORK PLATFORM AS PER DRAWINGS. TEMPORARY WORK PLATFORM SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE...

  2. DOB filing Dec 17, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PLYWOOD ENCLOSURE AS PER DRAWINGS. TEMPORARY PLYWOOD ENCLOSURE SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #3...

  3. ECB violation Aug 27, 2025 $5,030

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION POPS SIGNAGE NOT OBSERVED ON 55TH STREET, PER DCP REQUIREMENTS., COMPLY WITH ZR

2024

  1. DOB filing May 9, 2024 $75,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF MARQUEE (SOUTH SIDE) AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB filing May 9, 2024 $75,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF MARQUEE (NORTH SIDE) AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2023

  1. DOB violation Apr 22, 2023

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2022)

2022

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2022

    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. ECB violation Aug 30, 2022 $0

    CLASS - 1

    @ THE OF MY INSPECTION. I OBSERVED. BASEMENT, 2 FLOOR KITCHEN, AND THE WAITING ARE OF THE RESTAURANT. ARMORED CABLES ...

  3. DOB violation Aug 21, 2022

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2021)

  4. DOB filing Jul 21, 2022 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  5. ECB violation Apr 4, 2022 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY DEPT OF INCIDENT.NOTE:ATOI IN RESPONSE TO INCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON FRIDAY4/1/22 WHERE WORK...

  6. ECB violation Apr 4, 2022 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO INSTITUTE&MAINTAIN SAFETY MEASURE NOTE:ATOI IN RESPOND TO INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY4/1 WHERE WORKER...

2021

  1. Permit issued Dec 21, 2021

    AL / OT

    STRUCTURE TONE, LLC

  2. Permit issued Dec 21, 2021

    AL / OT

    STRUCTURE TONE, LLC

  3. DOB filing Jul 19, 2021 $160,000

    Alteration Type II

    SLAB DEMOLITION TO CREATE NEW OPENING FOR FREIGHT ELEVATOR NEW STEEL FRAMING, REINFORCE EXISTING STEEL FRAMING, NEW C...

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2021

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2020)

  5. Permit issued Mar 12, 2021

    AL / OT

    STRUCTURE TONE, LLC

  6. Permit issued Mar 9, 2021

    AL / OT

    STRUCTURE TONE, LLC

2020

  1. Permit issued Dec 15, 2020

    EW / OT

    VERICON CONSTRUCTION CO

  2. Permit issued Sep 22, 2020

    EW / OT

    JT MAGEN & COMPANY INC

  3. DOB violation Jun 29, 2020

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2019

  4. ECB violation Feb 26, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 3

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: ON CELLAR LEVEL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM BATHROOMS...

2019

  1. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

2008

  1. Sale Jun 19, 2008 $16,850,000

    Changed hands

    216-220 EAST 56TH STREET

  2. Sale Apr 22, 2008 $16,000,000

    Changed hands

    216-220 EAST 56TH STREET

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
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
ERIC GUHRING
Owner
SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
ROGER MERRIMAN
Owner
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
ROGER MERRIMAN
Owner
RECKSON ASSOCS.REALTY CORP
MATTHEW DUTHIE
Owner
INSIGNIA/ESG, INC.
RALPH ARDOLINA
Owner
INSIGNA/ESG, INC.
RALPH ARDOLINA
Owner
INSIGNIA
RALPH ARDOLINA
Owner
METROPOLITAN 919 THIRD AVELL
MATTHEW DUTHIE
Owner
INSIGNIA/ESA, INC.
RALPH ARDOLINA
Owner
RECKSON ASSOCIATES
MR. MATT DUTHIE

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
NATIONS ROOF EAST LLC
Jamaica, NY, 11423
Owner
BLOOMBERG LP
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC, LLC
CARLSTADT, NJ, 07072
Owner
SL Green
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
Owner
Bloomberg
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
Owner
SL GREEN REALTY CORP
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
Owner
PLATFORM SOLUTIONS INC.
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA, 19006
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
Ridgewood, NJ, 07450
Owner
SL GREEN REALTY
FENTON, MO, 63026
Owner
LEAVE BLANK IF NO COMPANY...
NEW YORK, NY, 10001

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
C/O SL GREEN REALTY CORP
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10170
PARTY 2
C/O SL GREEN CORP.,
420 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10170
PARTY 1
360 MADISON AVENUE
18TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O:. METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ONE METLIFE WAY
WHIPPANY, NJ, 07981
PARTY 2
731 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ASSIGNOR
C/O SL GREEN CORP.,
ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR
C/O SL GREEN CORP.,
ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 2
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
360 MADISON AVENUE
18TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY ONE
C/O:. METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ONE METLIFE WAY
WHIPPANY, NJ, 07981

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner