496 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.6. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (3) · GENERAL (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Blocked Driveway (1).
$193,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 | $2,196,000 | $988,200 |
| 2026 | $2,340,000 | $1,053,000 |
| 2027 | $2,372,000 | $1,067,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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.
518 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 | AL&R $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,330,000 | |
| 2012-01-31 | Agreement $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,330,000 | |
| 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 | Mortgage $588,652 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $588,652 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Agreement $3,015,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $3,015,000 | |
| 2002-10-15 | Mortgage $1,006,267 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $1,006,267 | |
| 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 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 51 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
Every one of the 496 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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