637 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 184 311 service requests, 158 HPD complaints, 63 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22.8. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$715,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (34) |
| 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) | 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | FAITH POPCORN |
| Managing agent | RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,584,000 | $2,512,800 |
| 2026 | $5,937,000 | $2,671,650 |
| 2027 | $6,496,000 | $2,923,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risotteria Melotti | Italian | A | — |
| Rynn | Thai | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 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), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Astor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 6 St — M15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 6 St & 2 Ave · 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.
309 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 |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 47 buildings, 1,384 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,781,363 on 2016-09-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | AL&R $7,000,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-23 | AL&R $7,000,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Mortgage $4,781,364 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $4,781,364 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Mortgage $4,781,364 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $4,781,364 | |
| 2013-04-08 | AL&R $2,725,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,725,000 | |
| 2013-04-08 | Mortgage $2,041,642 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,041,642 | |
| 2013-04-08 | Mortgage $2,041,642 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,041,642 | |
| 2013-04-08 | Agreement $2,725,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,725,000 | |
| 2013-04-08 | Agreement $2,725,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,725,000 | |
| 2013-04-08 | AL&R $2,725,000 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,725,000 | |
| 2006-05-16 | AL&R $800,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2006-05-16 | Mortgage $194,949 — from 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $194,949 | |
| 2006-05-16 | Agreement $800,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 309 EAST 5TH STREET LLC | $800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 37 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 57 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 40 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 83 |
Every one of the 637 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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