906 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 469 311 service requests, 101 HPD complaints, 84 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 28.1. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1985-10-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (26) · Noise (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Dirty Condition (4).
$520,976 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1898) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 97 5TH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT KALIMIAN |
| Managing agent | BLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,823,000 | $5,770,350 |
| 2026 | $10,873,000 | $4,892,850 |
| 2027 | $9,493,000 | $4,271,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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.
| Subway | 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 650 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 16 St & 5 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane 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.
97 5 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by BLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC. — 14 buildings, 356 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 West 58 Street | MN | 99 | A |
| 207 East 30 Street | MN | 79 | A |
| 221 East 33 Street | MN | 45 | A |
| 97 5 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 220 East 25 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 416 East 81 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 235 East 53 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 231 East 53 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 70 West 11 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 517 East 81 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 319 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 5 | F |
| 315 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 4 | C |
| 317 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 2 | D |
| 321 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,550,000 on 1986-11-24 (lender: Mesnick, Stanley). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-07 | RPTT&RET $4,002,814 — from DU 18 ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to TREMADA 201 EAST 17TH STREET LLC | $4,002,814 | |
| 2020-07-30 | Sold for $4,002,814 | $4,002,814 | $142,958 |
| 1986-11-24 | Mortgage $2,550,000 — from 97 FIFTH AVE. ASSOC. to MESNICK, STANLEY | $2,550,000 | |
| 1986-10-30 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 97 FIFTH AVE ASSOC. to COLUMBIA BANKG FEDLETC. | $400,000 | |
| 1984-11-09 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 97 FIFTH AVE ASSOC. to MESNICK, STANLEY | $250,000 | |
| 1984-11-09 | Mortgage $1,151,487 — from 97 FIFTH AVE ASSOCIATES to COLUMBIA BANKG FEDLETC. | $1,151,487 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 79 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 80 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
| 2022 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
Every one of the 906 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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