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138 5 Avenue

352Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

352 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 56 DOB permits, 55 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1847
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)138 NEW YORK LLC
BBL1008200046
BIN1015454

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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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Found Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,246,996 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,046,000 $2,720,700
2026$6,977,000 $3,139,650
2027$5,840,000 $2,628,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Five Iron GolfAmericanA—
Miti Miti Modern MexicanMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

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

Subway23 St — R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 20 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 5 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

138 5 Avenue

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

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,375 on 2025-08-28 (lender: Commonwealth Business Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-11AL&R $2,200,000 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $2,200,000
2025-09-02Agreement $2,200,000 — from 138 NEW YORK, LLC to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $2,200,000
2025-08-28Mortgage $3,376 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $3,376
2025-08-14Mortgage $9,363 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC; A N D REALTY 162, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $9,363
2025-08-14Agreement $1,300,000 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC; A N D REALTY 162, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $1,300,000
2025-03-31AL&R $900,000 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $900,000
2025-03-31AL&R $1,315,448 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,315,448
2025-03-31Agreement $900,000 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $900,000
2025-03-31AL&R $1,309,371 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,309,371
2025-03-31Agreement $1,309,371 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,309,371
2025-03-31Agreement $1,315,448 — from 138 NEW YORK LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,315,448
2019-04-19Mortgage $15,088 — from 138 N.Y. REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $15,088
2019-04-19Mortgage $7,634 — from 138 N.Y. REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $7,634
2019-04-19AL&R $1,515,000 — from 138 N.Y. REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,515,000
2019-04-19Agreement $1,515,000 — from 138 N.Y. REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $1,515,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177570019
2018313007
201900012113
2020004004
2021010001
2022502007
20234080113
2024102216
202510625234
20267020110
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The full timeline

Construction 101Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 90Health & systems 17

Every one of the 352 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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