349 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 53 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1979-08-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Encampment (1) · Graffiti (1).
$764,600 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1862) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | LOWER 5TH REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | JOEL H RADMIN |
| Managing agent | rimac realty llc |
| Last registered | 2025-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,828,000 | $3,522,600 |
| 2026 | $6,493,000 | $2,921,850 |
| 2027 | $6,513,000 | $2,930,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salswee | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 23 St — R W · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 23 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & E 21 St · 550 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.
178 5 Avenue
| 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 RIMAC REALTY LLC — 24 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 Havemeyer Street | BK | 36 | A |
| 647 2 Avenue | MN | 18 | B |
| 888 Union Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 178 5 Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 188 State Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 23 Jefferson Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 182 State Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 240 West 14 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 186 State Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 487 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 78 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 352 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 5517 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 645 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 643 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 740 4 Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 147 Remsen Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 205 West 14 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 242 West 14 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 64 Henry Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 113 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | A |
| 505 Grand Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 359 West 117 Street | MN | 2 | D |
| 173 Park Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $797,623 on 2001-10-26 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-24 | Agreement $1,539,862 — from LOWER FIFTH REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,539,862 | |
| 2005-01-24 | AL&R $1,539,862 — from NORTH FORK BANK to LOWER FIFTH REALTY CORP. | $1,539,862 | |
| 2001-10-26 | Mortgage $797,623 — from LOWER FIFTH REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK | $797,623 | |
| 1995-09-22 | Mortgage $360,000 — from LOWER FIFTH REALTY CORP. to INTERVEST CORPORATION OF NEW YORK | $360,000 | |
| 1995-09-22 | Mortgage $600,000 — from LOWER FIFTH REALTY CORP. to INTERVEST BANCSHARESCORPORATION | $600,000 | |
| 1995-08-08 | Mortgage $42,630 — from LUI JR. REALTY CORP. to LEUZZI, JOSEPH P. | $42,631 | |
| 1984-04-25 | Mortgage $400,000 — from LUI JR. REALTY CORP. to YAU INTERNATIONAL, INC. | $400,000 | |
| 1983-05-06 | Mortgage $28,000 — from YAU INTERNATIONAL, INC. to DOMINION FIANNCIAL CORP. | $28,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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