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228 5 Avenue

1,367Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,367 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 468 311 service requests, 234 DOB permits, 195 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1915
Floors20
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)230 5 AVE ASSOC
BBL1008280041
BIN1015654

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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

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (61) · Encampment (12) · Lost Property (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Mobile Food Vendor (6) · Food Poisoning (6).

Filed construction activity

$7,268,234 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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$107,692,000 $48,461,400
2026$109,185,000 $49,133,250
2027$114,677,000 $51,604,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
230 FifthAmericanA—
The SmithAmericanA—
Thisbowl NomadSaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Odor), 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway28 St — R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 26 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 25 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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

228 5 Avenue

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

156 311 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: $8,041,007 on 2022-09-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-09Mortgage $8,041,007 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,041,007
2022-09-09Agreement $47,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $47,000,000
2013-02-14Mortgage $40,606,614 — from FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC $40,606,614
2013-02-14Agreement $50,000,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC $50,000,000
2008-08-25AL&R $9,393,386 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT BANK $9,393,386
2008-08-25Agreement $9,393,386 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT BANK $9,393,386
1998-10-19Mortgage $777,221 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $777,221
1989-02-16Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 230 FIFTH AVE ASSOC. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
1984-02-02Mortgage $6,611,488 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOC. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $6,611,488
1984-02-02Agreement $6,611,488 — from 230 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOC. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $6,611,488

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017107220544
2018192110436
20191918300471
2020120570776
2021632301648
2022216233861
2023270240859
202495520874
2025231530683
2026170500774
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The full timeline

Construction 478Enforcement 284Housing & tenants 483Ownership & money 42Health & systems 80

Every one of the 1,367 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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