552 7th Avenue, Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan, NY 10018

Lot & building

Basic facts about the tax lot and building from the city’s PLUTO database.

Owner (as listed by the city)

DAYAN 26-552,The owner name on the city’s tax records. It can lag behind recent sales and is often an LLC.

Building class

O6 – Office building (subtype O6)The Department of Finance’s category for what kind of building this is.

Land use

Commercial & officeCity Planning’s broad category of how the lot is used.

Year built

1920Often an estimate for older buildings. Major alteration recorded: 1983.

Floors

7

Units

0 residential / 18 totalResidential units are apartments; total includes stores and offices.

Buildings on lot

1

Lot size

4,937 sq ft (49.33 ft × 100 ft)

Building floor area

30,528 sq ft (incl. 30,528 sq ft commercial)

Zoning

M1-9A/R12, MSXThe zoning district sets what can be built and used here. Manufacturing district.

Built vs. allowed density (FAR)

6.18 built / 15.00 max residentialFloor Area Ratio = building floor area ÷ lot area. If built FAR is below the maximum, zoning may allow more floor area (other rules apply).

Identifiers

BBL 1007890040 (Borough 1, Block 789, Lot 40) · BIN 1014502BBL identifies the tax lot; BIN identifies each building (from DOB/HPD/footprint records).

Agency lookups: DOB BIS · ZoLa (zoning map) · ACRIS

Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) — city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10; Building Footprints — city dataset updated 2026-11-08; last loaded 2026-11-08; checked unchanged 2026-11-10

Tax assessment

How the Department of Finance values this lot for property tax.

Market value (tax year 2027, final roll)

$14,247,000The Department of Finance’s estimate of value for tax purposes. It is not an appraisal and is often far from the sale price.

Assessed value

$6,411,150The portion of market value that taxes are calculated on (capped by law for small homes).

Taxable value (final)

$5,878,550Assessed value minus any exemptions.

Tax class

Tax class 4 – commercial / industrial

Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data — city dataset updated 2026-09-14; last loaded 2026-11-10

Sales & deed history 4

Deeds recorded with the City Register (ACRIS). A deed transfers ownership. A $0 or very low price usually means a transfer between related parties, an estate, or a refinance-related transfer, not a market sale. This is not a title search; mortgages, liens and other documents are not shown.

Source: ACRIS Real Property Master — city dataset updated 2026-10-08; last loaded 2026-11-10; ACRIS Real Property Legals — city dataset updated 2026-10-08; last loaded 2026-11-10; ACRIS Real Property Parties — city dataset updated 2026-10-08; last loaded 2026-11-10

DOB job filings 14 open of 41

A “job” is an application to the Department of Buildings to do construction work. A job marked Permitted, not signed off had a work permit issued but the city has no record of final sign-off (inspection/completion). Old jobs left in this state are common and appear in buyer and lender due diligence; the work may or may not have been done.

Showing 20 of 41 records. The API and the source dataset have the full list.

Source: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings — city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10; DOB Job Application Filings (BIS) — city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

Work permits 66

Individual permits issued under DOB jobs (one job can have several permits, e.g. plumbing and construction). Permit expiration alone does not mean the job was completed or signed off.

Showing 12 of 66 records. The API and the source dataset have the full list.

Source: DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits — city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10; DOB Permit Issuance (BIS) — city dataset updated 2026-11-07; last loaded 2026-11-07

DOB violations 5 active of 48

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings for building-code or zoning conditions. Active means DOB has not recorded the violation as resolved or dismissed. Many active DOB violations are old (e.g. elevator or boiler inspection paperwork). The active-DOB count in the summary also includes DOB NOW safety violations, listed in the next section.

Showing 15 of 48 records. The API and the source dataset have the full list.

Source: DOB Violations — city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) 13 active of 23

Safety violations DOB NOW publishes for devices such as boilers, elevators and gas piping (Local Law 152). Active means the published status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived and successfully disputed violations are counted under “resolved or not active” and are not open items. Active ones are included in the summary’s active DOB violation total.

Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) — city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

ECB violations (DOB) 2 active of 15

DOB violations that go to a hearing at OATH (formerly the Environmental Control Board) and can carry fines. Active or Resolved follows the DOB violation status field. The hearing status is about the hearing and its penalty: written off means the city stopped collecting the fine, not that the condition was corrected. A balance due is a fine the city says is unpaid.

Source: DOB ECB Violations — city dataset updated 2026-11-07; last loaded 2026-11-10

OATH tickets (all agencies) 21 unpaid of 188

Summonses heard at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, from agencies like Sanitation, Buildings, Fire and Health, linked to this lot’s block and lot. Default means the respondent did not appear at the hearing, which typically results in the maximum penalty. Tickets may be issued to tenants or businesses at the address, not just the owner. DOB ECB tickets appear here too.

Showing 12 of 188 records. The API and the source dataset have the full list.

Source: OATH Hearings Division Case Status — city dataset updated 2026-11-10; last loaded 2026-11-10

HPD registration & contacts

Owners of most rental buildings must register with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development each year and list an owner and managing agent.

No HPD registration found. Registration is required for buildings with 3 or more apartments (and for 1–2 family homes where neither the owner nor family lives there).

Source: HPD Multiple Dwelling Registrations — city dataset updated 2026-11-04; last loaded 2026-11-10; HPD Registration Contacts — city dataset updated 2026-11-04; last loaded 2026-11-10

HPD housing-code violations 0 open of 0

Violations HPD inspectors issued for conditions in residential buildings (heat, leaks, mold, pests, lead paint, etc.). Class letters show how serious: Class A – non-hazardous (HPD gives 90 days to correct); Class B – hazardous (30 days to correct); Class C – immediately hazardous (24 hours to correct for most conditions); Class I – information / order (e.g. orders to register, lead or other administrative orders). Open means HPD has not recorded the condition as corrected.

No records found in this dataset for this lot.

Source: HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations — city dataset updated 2026-11-10; last loaded 2026-11-10

HPD complaints 0

Complaints tenants or others made to HPD (usually via 311) about housing conditions, from 2019 onward. A complaint is not a violation; HPD may inspect and issue one.

No records found in this dataset for this lot.

Source: HPD Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems — city dataset updated 2026-11-10; last loaded 2026-11-10

311 requests (last 12 months) 4

Recent 311 service requests the city geocoded to this lot: noise, illegal parking, heat, sanitation and more. Anyone can file them, so they describe activity at or near the address, not necessarily the building itself.

Source: 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present — city dataset updated 2026-11-10; last loaded 2026-11-10

Nearby properties

Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers.

More in Midtown-Times Square: Open HPD violations · Active DOB violations · Active ECB violations · Open DOB jobs · Unpaid OATH tickets

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