800 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 311 service requests, 231 HPD complaints, 105 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.6. 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 | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Noise (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Rodent (1).
$13,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | 540 E 5TH ST EQUITIES |
| Head officer | ANDREW MARIN |
| Managing agent | UNIVERSAL MANAGERS |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed 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.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Burger | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 550 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 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.
540 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 UNIVERSAL MANAGERS — 6 buildings, 117 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 540 East 5 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 519 East 12 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 447 West 37 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 449 West 37 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 202 East 7 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 161 Rivington Street | MN | 16 | A |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-30 | Agreement $14,320,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $14,320,000 | |
| 2020-01-30 | Mortgage $9,785,584 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREET EQUITIES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $9,785,584 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Agreement $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 | |
| 1998-11-06 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $150,000 | |
| 1998-08-27 | Mortgage $112,710 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 519 EAST 12 REALTY L to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION | $112,710 | |
| 1998-06-29 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION | $700,000 | |
| 1998-01-21 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.; 536 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC. to FEURMAN, ALAN; MJA OF NY, INC. | $550,000 | |
| 1989-07-24 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH ST EQTYINC to EAST 5TH ST REALTY LTD | $350,000 | |
| 1989-07-24 | Mortgage $25,000 — from 540 EAST 5TH ST EQTYINC to EAST 5TH ST REALTY LTD | $25,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 155 | 0 | 5 | 165 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
Every one of the 800 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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