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5 University Place

639Records
16City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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639 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 DOB violations, 114 311 service requests, 112 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1962
Floors9
Res. units0
ClassH8
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
BBL1005480004
BIN1080104, 1080105

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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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Smoking or Vaping (7) · Lead (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Bike Rack (2) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

$5,702,950 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Head officerLINDA CHIARELLI
Managing agentNEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$23,348,000 $10,506,600
2026$24,494,000 $11,022,300
2027$25,606,000 $11,522,700

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Downstein Dining Hall @ NyuAmericanA—
Kosher EateryNot yet graded—
Upstein Food CourtAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

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.

Getting around

Subway8 St-NYU — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Astor Pl — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 8 St / University Pl — M1 M2 M3 M8 +1 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeUniversity Pl & E 8 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 University Place

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 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 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — 38 buildings, 1,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Bleecker Street MN397 A
125 West 14 Street MN275 A
347 East 33 Street MN209 A
106 East 14 Street MN172 A
14 Washington Place MN151 B
130 Mac Dougal Street MN138 A
320 East 22 Street MN94 A
79 Washington Square E MN93 A
1 1/2 5 Avenue MN92 A
37 Washington Square W MN63 A
27 Washington Square N MN27 A
6 East 8 Street MN11 A
22 East 8 Street MN10 A
36 East 8 Street MN7 A
12 East 8 Street MN4 A
16 East 8 Street MN1 A
18 East 8 Street MN0 —
35 5 Avenue MN0 —
246 Mercer Street MN0 —
5 University Place MN0 —
433 East 30 Street MN0 —
35 Cooper Square MN0 —
15 Washington Place MN0 —
126 East 14 Street MN0 —
334 East 26 Street MN0 —
316 3 Avenue MN0 —
787 Broadway MN0 —
31 3 Avenue MN0 —
35 Washington Square W MN0 —
21 Union Square MN0 —
38 East 7 Street MN0 —
67 3 Avenue MN0 —
120 East 12 Street MN0 —
334 East 25 Street MN0 —
89 West 3 Street MN0 —
1 Washington Square N MN0 —
330 East 25 Street MN0 —
545 1 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,160,000 on 1984-01-11 (lender: Trustees/sailors Etc.), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-01-11Mortgage $1,160,000 — from RILEY, ALLAN J. to TRUSTEES/SAILORS ETC. $1,160,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170950923
2018713110839
2019115301433
202002801222
2021261201030
20222111302055
202313100923
202425701327
20251370213
2026134121232
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The full timeline

Construction 206Enforcement 174Housing & tenants 125Ownership & money 24Health & systems 110

Every one of the 639 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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