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536 East 5 Street

818Records
17City systems
15Open violations
114.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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818 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 230 311 service requests, 185 HPD housing violations, 181 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)536 EAST 5TH ST EQTYINC
BBL1004000024
BIN1005024

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 114.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

25
’23–24
4
’24–25
17
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Noise (9) · Air Quality (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

$841,835 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)536 E 5TH ST EQUITIES
Head officerANDREW MARIN
Managing agent536 E 5TH ST EQUITIES
Last registered2025-09-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,778,000 $1,700,100
2026$4,089,000 $1,840,050
2027$4,674,000 $2,103,300

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Minca Ramen FactoryJapaneseA—
Odo East VillageNot yet graded—
TuomeAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-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
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 4 St & Ave B · 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.

Report a problem to 311

536 East 5 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,785,583 on 2020-01-30 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-30Agreement $14,320,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $14,320,000
2020-01-30Mortgage $9,785,584 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $9,785,584
2013-01-14Mortgage $6,803,573 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $6,803,573
2013-01-14Agreement $7,500,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,500,000
1998-11-06Mortgage $150,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $150,000
1998-08-27Mortgage $112,710 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 519 EAST 12 REALTY L to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION $112,710
1998-06-29Mortgage $700,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION $700,000
1998-01-21Mortgage $550,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC. to FEURMAN, ALAN; MJA OF NY, INC. $550,000
1989-07-24Mortgage $350,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH ST EQUTY IN to EAST 5TH ST REALTY LTD $350,000
1989-07-24Mortgage $25,000 — from 536 E 5TH ST EQTYINC to EAST 5TH ST REALTY LTD $25,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
70
2019
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700210324
201800260733
201900620870
20200183416
2021214160335
2022511601234
202333220533
202401460451
2025120480565
202644580369
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 613Ownership & money 28Health & systems 65

Every one of the 818 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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