528 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 107 DOB permits, 100 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (6) · Missed Collection (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$2,463,031 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (55 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (37) |
| 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) | 129-131 FIFTH AVENUE CORP |
| Head officer | MICHAEL ALTMAN |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,135,000 | $6,810,750 |
| 2026 | $15,444,000 | $6,949,800 |
| 2027 | $16,419,000 | $7,388,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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 $2,393,690 a year ($41.91 per sq ft), operating expenses $653,967 ($11.45 per sq ft), net operating income $1,739,723. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 23 St — R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 20 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 20 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
129 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2013-11-21 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | RPTT&RET $3,350,000 — from MISRAHI LOIGEROT, DOMINIQUE MARTINE; LOIGEROT, DANIEL to PERNA, BIANCALUCIA; DE ROSSI, MARCO | $3,350,000 | |
| 2026-06-22 | RPTT&RET $9,500,000 — from MC 129 FIFTH REALTY LLC to 129 FIFTH AVE RETAIL LLC | $9,500,000 | |
| 2026-06-22 | Sold for $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | $90,541 |
| 2026-06-15 | Sold for $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $256,757 |
| 2022-07-12 | RPTT&RET $2,800,000 — from NADEL, MATTHEW to LEVIN-ATOCHA, JENNIFER B; ATOCHA, NICHOLAS C | $2,800,000 | |
| 2022-06-21 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $75,676 |
| 2021-08-11 | RPTT&RET $2,325,000 — from CARRERO, KELLY to VOEGELIN, TIANA; MINTURN, EDWARD OSEKI | $2,325,000 | |
| 2021-07-27 | Sold for $2,325,000 | $2,325,000 | $62,838 |
| 2021-02-16 | RPTT&RET $1,873,125 — from PIROPATO, LARA; CASTRO, ANDRES to TARICCO, NICOLAS STEVEN; OVERTON, ZACHARIAH MATTHEW | $1,873,125 | |
| 2021-01-29 | Sold for $1,873,125 | $1,873,125 | $50,625 |
| 2017-07-18 | RPTT&RET $3,950,000 — from COLODNY, MARK M to PRZYMUSINSKI, MARCEL | $3,950,000 | |
| 2017-07-13 | Sold for $3,950,000 | $3,950,000 | $106,757 |
| 2017-07-11 | RPTT&RET $170,000 — from 129-131 FIFTH AVENUE CORP. to LOIGEROT, DANIEL; MARTINE MISRAHI-LOIGEROT, DOMINIQUE | $170,000 | |
| 2017-06-27 | RPTT&RET $1,700,000 — from SWIATKIEWICZ, STEPHAN; HATLEY, VIRGINIA to ROSS, EMIL; SILFEN, LAUREN | $1,700,000 | |
| 2017-06-14 | Sold for $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $45,946 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 40 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
Every one of the 528 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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