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5 Avenue A

453Records
15City systems
0Open violations
6.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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453 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 236 311 service requests, 78 rodent inspections, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AVENUE A REALTY CORP
BBL1004290042
BIN1005752

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.6. 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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (29) · Noise (11) · Dirty Condition (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (5).

Filed construction activity

$1,313,800 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)AVE A REALTY CORP
Head officerANGELA C WONG
Managing agentWING-YU NG CPA, PLLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,270,000 $1,471,500
2026$3,682,000 $1,656,900
2027$3,600,000 $1,620,000

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar BianchiItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave A · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

5 Avenue A

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

95 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WING-YU NG CPA, PLLC — 3 buildings, 46 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
643 Broadway MN18 A
103 Allen Street MN16 A
5 Avenue A MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $861,749 on 2018-10-17 (lender: Amalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-17AL&R $3,000,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to AMALGAMATED BANK $3,000,000
2018-10-17Agreement $3,000,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to AMALGAMATED BANK $3,000,000
2018-10-17Mortgage $861,749 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to AMALGAMATED BANK $861,749
2013-08-05AL&R $2,485,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,485,000
2013-08-05AL&R $2,485,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,485,000
2013-08-05Agreement $2,485,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,485,000
2013-08-05Agreement $2,485,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,485,000
2013-08-05Mortgage $576,949 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $576,949
2013-08-05Mortgage $576,949 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $576,949
2010-08-19AL&R $2,000,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $2,000,000
2010-08-19Mortgage $2,000,000 — from AVENUE A REALTY CORP. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170060511
201801135625
201901240631
202002100517
2021710240344
202210270735
2023001301124
2024802701045
202540390447
202620320236
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 268Ownership & money 20Health & systems 91

Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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