551 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

A 1922 office building on Madison Avenue with 12 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

551 Madison Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012910021). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 7,541 sq ft lot, with 17 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1922. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 12 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1012910021
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
ZIP code	10022
Zoning district	C5-3
Building class	O6 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	7,541 sq ft
Floors	17
Residential units	1
Year built	1922
FAR	16.64 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

8 open Department of Buildings violations
4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $6,750 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-06-26)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.