Manhattan • Office

535 Madison Ave

Manhattan, NY 10022Company-ownedBBL 1012900021BIN 1035747
Year Built1981
Floors36
Units27
Building Area444,293 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassO4
Market Value$244.8M

535 MADISON AVE is a property located at 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small). The building was constructed in 1981. It has 36 floors and 27 units. The building area is 444,293 square feet on a 16,960 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $244.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 1661 building permits on record (1124 active). There are 85 violations on record (4 currently open). 7 docketed judgments carrying $2,600 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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2,006records on file
74Energy Star

Completed in 1981, 535 Madison Ave rises 36 stories over New York. Public records put it at 27 units and 444,293 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $245M, and assessed for tax at $110M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,006 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 1,661 of its 2,006 records, fully 83%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (89) and violation (85) 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 74, with a site energy-use intensity of 63.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 3,175 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 83% permit, 58 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.

83% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022
Building TypeOffice - Semi-Fireproof (small)
O4
Year Built1981
Floors36
Total Units27
Building Area444,293 sqft
Lot Size16,960 sqft
ZoningC5-3
1012900021
1035747
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$244.8M
$110.2M
$19.4M

Building Permits

1661 on record · 1124 active
Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 29, 2026Job #M3985977
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 23, 2026Est. cost $58KJob #M01150739-S2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 23, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #M01150739-S3
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 14, 2026Est. cost $10KJob #M01366752-S4
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 14, 2026Est. cost $85KJob #M01366752-S3

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Violations

85 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,600
Judgments · 7 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 8, 2026Balance $2,600Ticket #000994100Z
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Ticket #000788717L
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2018Ticket #035346081R
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2014Ticket #040266790K
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVAL
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2011Ticket #011175403X
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0004600

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0006342

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202212-0012768

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202112-0005630

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 was constructed in 1981. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small) with 36 floors and 27 units. The building area is 444,293 sqft.

Are there building permits at 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 1661 building permits on record, with 1124 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Public Safety (AHV PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 29, 2026.

Does 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 85 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB Safety, 62 DOB, 17 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 7 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,600. 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 535 MADISON AVE?

535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has an assessed market value of $244.8M and a total assessed value of $110.2M (land: $19.4M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 535 MADISON AVE?

535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 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 535 MADISON AVE?

535 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 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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