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271 5 Avenue

193Records
15City systems
1Open violations
16.7Penalty rate

193 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 36 DOB permits, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)STEWARD REALTY LLC
BBL1008590003
BIN1016923

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.7. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$426,764 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)STEWARD REALTY LLC
Head officerSTEVEN J HOROWITZ
Managing agentJAMEL HICKS
Last registered2025-07-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,554,000 $2,049,300
2026$4,858,000 $2,186,100
2027$3,886,000 $1,748,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yume Ga ArukaraJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

Subway28 St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 31 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 300 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

271 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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: $1,000,000 on 2018-04-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-23Mortgage $1,000,000 — from STEWARD REALTY,LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,000,000
2015-06-22DEVR $6,439,062 — from STEWARD REALTY, LLC to VICTOR NOMAD LLC $6,439,063
2003-08-12AL&R $792,085 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to STEWARD REALTY, LLC $792,085
2003-08-12M&CON $792,085 — from STEWARD REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $792,085
1998-07-10Mortgage $850,000 — from STEWARD REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $850,000
1992-05-14Mortgage $700,000 — from PLUMBLOSSOM REALTY INC to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC $700,000
1989-01-12Mortgage $499,000 — from 271 ASSOCIATES INC to KEY FINANCIAL CORP $499,000
1989-01-12Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 271 ASSOCIATES INC to MACO NEW YORK INC $1,100,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017027009
201814042121
20190560112
2020015017
2021006017
2022005016
20230090110
2024005016
2025303028
2026102025
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 32Health & systems 14

Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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