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284 5 Avenue

940Records
20City systems
8Open violations
29.9Penalty rate

940 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 429 311 service requests, 86 HPD complaints, 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1890
Floors8
Res. units38
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)284 5 APT INC
BBL1008320039
BIN1015785

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.9. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$5,655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

308 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (214) · Noise (28) · Homeless Person Assistance (14) · Illegal Dumping (12) · Street Condition (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,918,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)284-5 APT INC
Head officerKATHLEEN CHOPIN
Managing agentERPM COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,838,000 $5,777,100
2026$13,062,000 $5,877,900
2027$14,285,000 $6,428,250

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,384,608 a year ($55.86 per sq ft), operating expenses $784,197 ($18.37 per sq ft), net operating income $1,600,411. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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

Subway28 St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 31 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

284 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

308 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ERPM COMPANY — 12 buildings, 424 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
547 West 47th Street MN222 A
170 2 Avenue MN76 A
284 5 Avenue MN38 A
305 Union Avnue BK19 A
118 Waverly Avenue BK15 A
1230 Madison Ave MN13 A
821 Park Avenue MN10 A
710 Broadway MN10 B
283 Greene Avenue BK10 A
83 Thompson Street MN7 A
1141 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A
1139 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $232,060 on 2025-10-08 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-17RPTT&RET $499,000 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SCHAUER IVES, LAURA; SCHAUER, KAREN $499,000
2026-08-06Sold for $499,000 $499,000 $13,132
2025-11-26RPTT&RET $485,000 — from TESTONE, JOSEPH to SHPAIZER, TAL; ZALUTZKI, ITAI $485,000
2025-11-21Sold for $485,000 $485,000 $12,763
2025-10-08AL&R $2,450,000 — from 284-5 APT INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $2,450,000
2025-10-08Agreement $2,450,000 — from 284-5 APT INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $2,450,000
2025-10-08Mortgage $232,061 — from 284-5 APT INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $232,061
2025-09-30RPTT&RET $480,229 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NIPUNGE, RAHUL S; NIPUNGE, ASHWINI R; NIPUNGE, ROHAN RAHUL $480,229
2025-09-26Sold for $480,229 $480,229 $12,638
2025-07-25RPTT&RET $507,100 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to JIMENEZ, CAMILO $507,100
2025-07-15Sold for $507,100 $507,100 $13,345
2025-01-07RPTT&RET $850,000 — from 284-5 APT INC. to LYONS, MARK $850,000
2024-12-31Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $22,368
2024-08-15RPTT&RET $510,500 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to O'HEA, BRIAN; HATCH, CARLOS $510,500
2024-07-24Sold for $510,500 $510,500 $13,434

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701144019
201808114124
201997130231
202097120432
2021131224242
202210114218
20230290112
202410128274115
202582146172175
20268010941122
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The full timeline

Construction 107Enforcement 149Housing & tenants 559Ownership & money 100Health & systems 25

Every one of the 940 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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