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444 Madison Ave

Manhattan, NY 10017Company-ownedBBL 1012850015BIN 1035454
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Year Built1931
Floors42
Units7
Building Area401,686 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassO4
Market Value$170M

444 MADISON AVE is a property located at 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small). The building was constructed in 1931. It has 42 floors and 7 units. The building area is 401,686 square feet on a 16,575 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $170M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 1992 building permits on record (1404 active). There are 224 violations on record (4 currently open). 35 docketed judgments carrying $3,260 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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2,614records on file
79Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 444 Madison Ave rises 42 stories over New York. Public records put it at 7 units and 401,686 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $170M, and assessed for tax at $76.5M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,614 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 1,992 of its 2,614 records, fully 76%, fall under that one heading. Violation (224) and enforcement (173) trail well behind. 4 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 79, with a site energy-use intensity of 47.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 2,169 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 76% permit, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

76% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017
Building TypeOffice - Semi-Fireproof (small)
O4
Year Built1931
Floors42
Total Units7
Building Area401,686 sqft
Lot Size16,575 sqft
ZoningC5-3
1012850015
1035454
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$170M
$76.5M
$12.7M

Building Permits

1992 on record · 1404 active
SprinklerDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 29, 2026Est. cost $122KJob #M01440231-S4

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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SprinklerDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 29, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #M01444167-S2

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 29, 2026Est. cost $122KJob #M01440231-S4
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 29, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #M01444167-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 27, 2026Job #M01406035-I1
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Violations

224 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,260
Judgments · 35 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2026Balance $1,560Ticket #000608568X
DUST ALLOWED TO BECOME AIRBORN 3RD AND SUB
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Ticket #049168052R
IMPROPER RECEPTACLE NON-RESIDENTIAL 1ST
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2026Ticket #000967316Y
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $400Ticket #0890866781
VENDING NON-FOOD ITEMS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2024Ticket #039105036X
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 29, 2026#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202512-0006382

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 25, 2026#VIO-DQ-EN-BENCH-202608-0166164

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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SafetyFACADES
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 26, 2026#VIO-FTC-FC-UNSAFE-202702-0001777

unsafe report filed

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SafetyFACADES
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 16, 2026#VIO-FTC-FC-SWARMP-202702-0001649

SWARMP conditions from previous cycle were not corrected

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small) with 42 floors and 7 units. The building area is 401,686 sqft.

Are there building permits at 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 1992 building permits on record, with 1404 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Sprinkler (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 29, 2026.

Does 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 224 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB Safety, 155 DOB, 62 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 35 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,260. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 444 MADISON AVE?

444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has an assessed market value of $170M and a total assessed value of $76.5M (land: $12.7M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 444 MADISON AVE?

444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 is zoned C5-3. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 444 MADISON AVE?

444 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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