671 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 311 service requests, 133 HPD complaints, 72 DOB complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 32. 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$41,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Tree Damage (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · New Tree Request (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1).
$190,000 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 (18) |
| 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) | 521 E. 5TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | STEVE CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,765,000 | $1,244,250 |
| 2026 | $3,006,000 | $1,352,700 |
| 2027 | $3,086,000 | $1,388,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Ave A · 300 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.
521 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 |
48 311 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,058,894 on 2019-11-15 (lender: Axos Bank), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-15 | SPRD $34,180,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC; 321 W. 16TH LLC; 1345-1349 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 279 E. 10TH LLC; M&E 52 B to AXOS BANK | $34,180,000 | |
| 2019-11-15 | Mortgage $4,058,894 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC; 279 E. 10TH LLC; 321 W. 16TH LLC; 277 E. 10TH LLC; M&E 52 BARROW, LLC; 134 to AXOS BANK | $4,058,894 | |
| 2013-11-26 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,500,000 | |
| 2013-11-26 | Mortgage $2,175,650 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,175,650 | |
| 2013-11-26 | AL&R $5,500,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,500,000 | |
| 2010-10-26 | Mortgage $1,230,595 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,230,595 | |
| 2010-10-26 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2010-10-26 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2005-09-28 | AL&R $2,360,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 521 E. 5TH LLC | $2,360,000 | |
| 2005-09-28 | Mortgage $2,360,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,360,000 | |
| 2005-09-28 | Deed $2,000,000 — from BARUCH HASHEM YOM YOM CORP. to 521 E. 5TH LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2000-12-04 | Mortgage satisfied $130,000 — from BRILL, WILLIAM W. to SINJL REALTY CORP., | $130,000 | |
| 1983-08-17 | Mortgage $55,000 — from SINJL REALTY CORP to BROOKLYN JENAPO FEDCR U | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 46 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 671 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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