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5 West 37 Street

572Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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572 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 118 311 service requests, 95 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1921
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)345 PARK SOUTH,LLC
BBL1008390034
BIN1080734

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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.

$15,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (22) · Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Encampment (6) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$716,956 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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$18,015,000 $8,106,750
2026$18,276,000 $8,224,200
2027$17,692,000 $7,961,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Reichenbach HallGermanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 37 St / 5 Av — Q32 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

5 West 37 Street

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

49 311 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: $13,756,704 on 2014-10-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-12Agreement $83,500,000 — from 353 LEXINGTON AVENUE, LLC; 185 MADISON AVENUE, LLC; 5 WEST 37TH LLC to BP HOLDINGS OCHRE LLC $83,500,000
2014-10-03Agreement $30,000,000 — from 345 PARK SOUTH, L.L.C.; 345 PARK SOUTH, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $30,000,000
2014-10-03Mortgage $13,756,705 — from 345 PARK SOUTH, L.L.C.; 345 PARK SOUTH, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,756,705
2005-01-13AL&R $18,480,000 — from WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 345 PARK SOUTH LLC $18,480,000
2005-01-13Agreement $18,480,000 — from 345 PARK SOUTH LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $18,480,000
2005-01-13Mortgage $6,144,044 — from 345 PARK SOUTH LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,144,044
2001-07-23Mortgage $6,663,614 — from 345 PARK SOUTH, LLC to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION $6,663,614
1989-01-13Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 5-9 WEST 37TH ST LTDPTS to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVGSBANK $2,500,000
1989-01-13Mortgage $425,000 — from 5-9 WEST 37TH ST LTDPTN to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BKNY $425,000
1987-05-13Mortgage $4,291,267 — from 37TH STREET ASSOCIATES to DOLLAR DRY DCK SVGSBK $4,291,267
1986-12-29Mortgage $20,000 — from WINDSOR TOTAL VIDEOETAL to CHEMICAL BANK $20,000
1985-11-26Mortgage $3,377,762 — from 37TH ST ASSOCIATES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $3,377,762
1985-11-26Mortgage $427,209 — from 37TH ST ASSOCIATES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $427,209
1985-01-07Mortgage $592,330 — from 37TH ST ASSOCIATES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $592,330
1985-01-07Mortgage $302,555 — from 37TH STREET ASSOCIATES to 1 WEST 37TH ST ASSOC. $302,555

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716100724
20186440317
20194870524
2020114039
20210290314
2022022026
20230060410
202402220125
202502162424
202617123427
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The full timeline

Construction 123Enforcement 143Housing & tenants 120Ownership & money 141Health & systems 45

Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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