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85 5 Avenue

685Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

685 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 DOB permits, 166 DOB job filings, 98 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1901
Floors13
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)OLD GLORY REAL ESTATE CORP
BBL1008440001
BIN1016080

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (21) · Illegal Parking (9) · Encampment (4) · Illegal Posting (2) · Street Condition (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,182,072 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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$29,854,000 $13,434,300
2026$30,287,000 $13,629,150
2027$31,138,000 $14,012,100

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NespressoNot yet graded—
Pizza TownPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & 5 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

85 5 Avenue

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

50 311 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: $1,327,685 on 2023-01-04 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-17RPTT&RET $46,800,000 — from 85 FIFTH AVENUE RETAIL OWNER LLC; ATC REALTY SIXTEEN, INC. to 85 FIFTH AVE PROPERTY OWNER LLC $46,800,000
2023-01-04AL&R $6,300,000 — from THE OLD GLORY REAL ESTATE CORPORATION to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,300,000
2023-01-04Agreement $6,300,000 — from THE OLD GLORY REAL ESTATE CORPORATION to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,300,000
2023-01-04Mortgage $1,327,685 — from THE OLD GLORY REAL ESTATE CORPORATION to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,327,685
2020-11-06RPTT&RET $59,032,957 — from 85 FIFTH AVENUE OWNER LLC to ATC REALTY SIXTEEN, INC.; 85 FIFTH AVENUE RETAIL OWNER LLC $59,032,957
2020-10-30Sold for $59,032,957 $59,032,957 $4,540,997
2015-04-13RPTT&RET $86,000,000 — from 85 FIFTH RETAIL OWNER LLC to 85 FIFTH AVENUE OWNER LLC $86,000,000
2015-02-13RPTT&RET $9,500,000 — from CLAVERLY PROPERTIES, LLC to THE KF-1 FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. $9,500,000
2013-04-26M&CON $6,300,000 — from THE OLD GLORY REAL ESTATE CORPORATION to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $6,300,000
2011-10-18RPTT&RET $3,950,000 — from USTED U.S. INC. to PHOENIX WB HOLDINGS, LLC $3,950,000
2010-09-30RPTT&RET $5,100,000 — from NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGI to BRAND MARKETING STRATEGIES, INC. $5,100,000
2010-03-18RPTT&RET $4,980,000 — from MIVIDA LLC to PHOENIX 14 HOLDINGS, LLC $4,980,000
2009-08-25RPTT&RET $6,200,000 — from MOTZKIN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP , LP to OLIVET INTERNATIONAL, INC. $6,200,000
2008-07-22RPTT&RET $6,000,000 — from CORNWALL REAL ESTATE LLC to ABKCO 85 FIFTH, LLC $6,000,000
2008-07-11RPTT&RET $5,400,000 — from I.A. SELIG LLC to USTED U.S. INC. $5,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017521008
201810260119
201917750332
20203312110
202116210120
202212330220
202361136228
2024110122126
2025151291652
202612070120
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The full timeline

Construction 370Enforcement 131Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 55Health & systems 30

Every one of the 685 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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