1,446 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 476 311 service requests, 413 HPD complaints, 304 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 550.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 37 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$17,350 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (32) · Rodent (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · General Construction/Plumbing (14) · PLUMBING (10).
$585,881 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (14) |
| 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) | 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | ANH DO |
| Managing agent | 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,447,000 | $651,150 |
| 2026 | $1,538,000 | $692,100 |
| 2027 | $1,548,000 | $696,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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.
| Subway | Astor Pl — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 St-NYU — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cooper Sq / E 6 St — M103 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Cooper Sq · 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.
219 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 |
188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,196,735 on 2025-09-23 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Mortgage $6,196,736 — from 316 E. 149 STREET LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 400 BTLR LLC; 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 14 FI to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $6,196,736 | |
| 2025-09-23 | Agreement $24,000,000 — from 400 BTLR LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 316 E. 149 STREET LLC; 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 445 W to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $24,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-23 | AL&R $24,000,000 — from 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 400 BTLR LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 316 E. 149 to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $24,000,000 | |
| 2022-07-01 | Mortgage $7,031,908 — from 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $7,031,908 | |
| 2022-07-01 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2022-07-01 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Deed $2,600,000 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC | $2,600,000 | |
| 2022-05-17 | Sold for $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $185,714 |
| 2013-07-11 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2013-07-11 | Mortgage $1,530,714 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,530,714 | |
| 2004-01-07 | Agreement $2,002,192 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $2,002,192 | |
| 1999-03-23 | Mortgage $1,588,606 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $1,588,606 | |
| 1989-02-28 | Mortgage $286,326 — from SAELIDAB REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SVGS | $286,326 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 98 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 7 | 3 | 144 |
| 2023 | 0 | 17 | 178 | 0 | 9 | 204 |
| 2024 | 8 | 32 | 220 | 0 | 10 | 270 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 118 | 5 | 15 | 147 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 5 | 101 |
Every one of the 1,446 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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