236 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 34 DOB permits, 33 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Lost Property (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Water System (1).
$282,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,678,000 | $2,555,100 |
| 2026 | $5,781,000 | $2,601,450 |
| 2027 | $6,387,000 | $2,874,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Tex-Mex | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | 28 St — R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 28 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 25 St · 600 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.
234 5 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,000 on 1985-04-26 (lender: Republic Nationl Bank/ny). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-15 | M&CON $120,000,000 — from 13 W 27 LEASEHOLD LLC; 19 W 24 LEASEHOLD LLC; 45 W 27 LEASEHOLD LLC; 234 FIFTH LEASEHOLD L to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $120,000,000 | |
| 2019-05-15 | ASSTO $9,500,000 — from 234 FIFTH AVE. CORP. to 234 FIFTH LEASEHOLD LLC | $9,500,000 | |
| 1985-04-26 | Mortgage $495,000 — from SHALOM & COMPANY to REPUBLIC NATIONL BANK/NY | $495,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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