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308 5 Avenue

240Records
14City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

240 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 DOB violations, 40 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)KAM HING REALTY-NYC,
BBL1008330042
BIN1015818, 1086748

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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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Street Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$929,716 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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$4,675,000 $2,103,750
2026$4,743,000 $2,134,350
2027$4,690,000 $2,110,500

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Seoul SweetsKoreanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 31 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 250 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 350 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

308 5 Avenue

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

8 311 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: $4,000,000 on 2023-06-16 (lender: Bank Of Hope). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-16Mortgage $4,000,000 — from KAM HING REALTY-NYC, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $4,000,000
2023-06-16AL&R $4,000,000 — from KAM HING REALTY-NYC, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $4,000,000
2014-04-14Agreement $2,500,000 — from KAM HING REALTY-NYC, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2014-04-14AL&R $2,500,000 — from KAM HING REALTY-NYC, LLC to HSBC BANK, USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2014-04-14Mortgage $1,482,594 — from KAM HING REALTY-NYC, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,482,594
2005-07-29AL&R $2,100,000 — from COMMERCE BANK, N.A. to KAM HING REALTY - NYC, LLC $2,100,000
2005-07-29Agreement $2,100,000 — from KAM HING REALTY - NYC, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $2,100,000
2005-07-29Mortgage $65,680 — from KAM HING REALTY - NYC, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $65,680
2000-09-29Mortgage $2,032,045 — from KAM HING ENTERPRISES, INC. to HSBC BANK USA $2,032,045
1996-06-04Mortgage $350,000 — from KAM HING ENTERPRISES, INC. to HANG SENG BANK U.S.A. $350,000
1996-05-22Mortgage $350,000 — from KAM HING ENTERPRISE to HANG SENG BANK LIMITED $350,000
1987-03-20Mortgage $1,500,000 — from KAM HING ENTERPRS INC to HANG SENG BANK LTD. $1,500,000
1986-12-08Mortgage $1,500,000 — from KAM HING ENTERPRISESINC to HANG SENG BANK LTD $1,500,000
1984-07-23Mortgage $495,000 — from KAM HING ENTERPRISES,INC to UNITED OVERSEAS BK,LTD. $495,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
20182110711
20198700217
2020001001
2021001001
2022001001
2023011215
2024602008
2025103217
2026302027
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 37Ownership & money 55Health & systems 17

Every one of the 240 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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