540 Madison Avenue
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- Built in 1971
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
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540 Madison Avenue
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540 Madison Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10022. The closest subway is 5 Av/53 St (E,F) (2-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, B, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, and W lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-03-26 "STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WITH OPERATIONS MANAGER AT ENTRANCE ON 55 STR…"
- 2019-09-03 "FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019"
- 2019-08-03 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1971. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 286
- GRAND LARCENY: 219
- HARRASSMENT 2: 57
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 39
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 30
- Illegal Parking: 145
- Homeless Person Assistance: 65
- Encampment: 58
- Lost Property: 34
- Non-Emergency Police Matter: 32
- 532 MADISON AVENUE GOURMET FOODS, INC.
- NEW YORK PARKING 54TH ST. CORP.
- HARRY WINSTON INC.
- P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
- East Side Elementary School, PS 267
- Art and Design High School
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
- 5 Av/53 St
- 5 Av/59 St
- 57 St
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- The Grolier Club Of New York
- Asian Cultural Council, Inc.
- Public Art Fund, Inc.
- Paley Center For Media
- Young Audiences New York, Inc.
- Ged - P2g - Project Rousseau - Ahsep
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Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Astound Broadband Cable Fiber Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 1,500 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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