295 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 34 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.1. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Rodent (2) · Building/Use (1) · Lost Property (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | PETER JAKOBSON |
| Managing agent | JAKOBSON PROPERTIES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,635,000 | $1,185,750 |
| 2026 | $2,874,000 | $1,293,300 |
| 2027 | $2,915,000 | $1,311,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Ave A · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
516 East 5 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by JAKOBSON PROPERTIES, LLC — 22 buildings, 565 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Waverly Place | MN | 152 | A |
| 198 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 622 East 11 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 620 East 11 Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 110 East 7 Street | MN | 23 | B |
| 543 East 5 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 32 East 7 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 34 East 7 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 431 East 9 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 218 East 6 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 112 East 7 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 128 St Marks Place | MN | 20 | A |
| 422 East 14 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 518 East 5 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 516 East 5 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 514 East 5 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 102 St Marks Place | MN | 17 | A |
| 206 East 70 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 25 Clinton Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 512 East 5 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 122 East 7 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 10-03 48 Avenue | QN | 8 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $660,468 on 2012-01-31 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | Agreement $1,174,411 — from JAKOBSON PROPERTIES LLC to 512-518 5TH ST ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,174,411 | |
| 2012-01-31 | Mortgage $660,469 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $660,469 | |
| 2012-01-31 | Agreement $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,330,000 | |
| 2012-01-31 | AL&R $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,330,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $588,652 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $588,652 | |
| 2004-07-05 | AL&R $3,015,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $3,015,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Agreement $3,015,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $3,015,000 | |
| 1998-01-02 | Mortgage $327,390 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $327,390 | |
| 1998-01-02 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $1,600,000 | |
| 1987-07-22 | Mortgage $1,205,977 — from 512-518 5 ST ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS&TDRS TR CO | $1,205,977 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Every one of the 295 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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