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149 5 Avenue

1,111Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,111 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 368 DOB permits, 358 DOB job filings, 204 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1918
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)149 5 AVE CORP
BBL1008500001
BIN1016239

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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

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (13) · Illegal Parking (11) · Encampment (7) · Outdoor Dining (7) · Obstruction (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4).

Filed construction activity

$22,556,139 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (121 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$65,360,000 $29,412,000
2026$67,447,000 $30,351,150
2027$64,192,000 $28,886,400

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 66/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
Le Pain QuotidienBakery Products/DessertsAMice 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: Food Spoiled, Pet/Animal) · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.

Getting around

Subway23 St — R W · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 23 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & E 21 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

149 5 Avenue

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

64 311 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: $7,000,000 on 2003-03-12 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-14RPTT $35,658,069 — from VAN WAGNER TWELVE HOLDINGS LLC to OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC (K/N/A); CBS OUTDOOR LLC $35,658,069
2008-02-28RPTT&RET $2,166,542 — from LT2, LLC to CADOGAN MANAGEMENT, LLC $2,166,542
2003-03-12Mortgage $7,000,000 — from 149 FIFTH AVE. CORP. to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $7,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172102023
201825222352
201917418241
202012510229
202118210232
202251010364
202328216349
202415222443
202549022576
202622017443
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The full timeline

Construction 735Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 208Ownership & money 15Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,111 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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