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244 5 Avenue

353Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

353 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 60 DOB permits, 53 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1915
Floors11
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)244 FIFTH AVENUE CORP
BBL1008290040
BIN1015690

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (17) · Food Establishment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,277,806 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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$4,973,000 $2,237,850
2026$5,045,000 $2,270,250
2027$5,724,000 $2,575,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nomad Tea ParlourChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Letter Grading) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 28 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 29 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.

Report a problem to 311

244 5 Avenue

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

31 311 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: $422,749 on 2017-12-19 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-19Agreement $6,500,000 — from 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,500,000
2017-12-19AL&R $6,500,000 — from 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,500,000
2017-12-19Mortgage $422,749 — from 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $422,749
2017-12-19SPRD $4,277,251 — from 2328 BROADWAY, LLC; 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION; 2330 BROADWAY, LLC; 244 FIFTH AVENUE COR to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,277,251
2017-12-19SPRD $4,277,251 — from 2328 BROADWAY, LLC; 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION; 2330 BROADWAY, LLC; 244 FIFTH AVENUE COR to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,277,251
2015-06-09Agreement $2,100,000 — from HELEN REALTY CORP to 244 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION; 555 FIFTH, LLC $2,100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173189122
20186270217
201918660131
20203040310
20212450112
20225040211
202317350328
202470140425
20252260111
202630100215
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The full timeline

Construction 113Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 35Health & systems 26

Every one of the 353 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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