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172 5 Avenue

489Records
18City systems
37Open violations
17Penalty rate

489 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
BBL1008240036
BIN1015561

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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 56% 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 17. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations37 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2007-07-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (4) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,422,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
Head officerJONATHAN SCUTARI
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,461,000 $4,257,450
2026$8,202,000 $3,690,900
2027$8,576,000 $3,859,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 23 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & E 21 St · 500 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

172 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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160 West 66 Street MN343 A
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500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
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130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,050,836 on 2017-01-11 (lender: Citigroup Global Market Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-11Mortgage $15,050,837 — from ACRC LENDER LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKET REALTY CORP. $15,050,837
2017-01-11AL&R $15,050,837 — from ACRC LENDER LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKET REALTY CORP. $15,050,837
2014-09-12Mortgage $2,474,400 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $2,474,400
2014-09-12AL&R $1,535,600 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $1,535,600
2014-09-12Agreement $12,490,000 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $12,490,000
2014-09-12Mortgage $7,490,000 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $7,490,000
2014-09-12AL&R $12,490,000 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $12,490,000
2014-09-12Deed $24,726,000 — from 172 REALTY LLC to THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC $24,726,000
2014-09-12AL&R $2,474,400 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $2,474,400
2014-09-12Mortgage $1,535,600 — from THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to ACRC LENDER LLC $1,535,600
2012-06-29Mortgage $431,856 — from 172 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $431,856
2012-06-29Agreement $5,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 172 REALTY LLC $5,000,000
2007-02-22Mortgage $1,809,197 — from 172 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $1,809,197
2007-02-22Agreement $4,700,000 — from 172 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $4,700,000
2002-01-17Mortgage $2,678,077 — from 172 REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $2,678,077

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170111510036
201808180127
201941250232
20202180112
20212180112
20221134001367
2023149210246
202456240136
202503130218
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 79Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 251Ownership & money 55Health & systems 28

Every one of the 489 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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