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285 5 Avenue

1,947Records
19City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,947 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 625 DOB permits, 477 DOB job filings, 322 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors19
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN PROPERTIESCO
BBL1008600001
BIN1016951

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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.

$1,630 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

138 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (88) · Noise (11) · Vendor Enforcement (8) · Derelict Vehicles (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Mobile Food Vendor (4).

Filed construction activity

$166,657,765 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (224 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$159,385,000 $71,723,250
2026$373,332,000 $167,999,400
2027$375,915,000 $169,161,750

The city's market estimate has risen 136% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BridgewaterAmericanA—
Just SaladSoups/Salads/SandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
33 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 31 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 150 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

285 5 Avenue

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

138 311 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: $9,815,017 on 2026-07-28 (lender: Hrcp Aiv II Dli, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-28M&CON $141,350,804 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $141,350,804
2026-07-28AL&R $141,350,804 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $141,350,804
2026-07-28Mortgage $77,724,179 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $77,724,179
2026-07-28AL&R $77,724,179 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $77,724,179
2026-07-28AL&R $9,815,017 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $9,815,017
2026-07-28Mortgage $9,815,017 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to HRCP AIV II DLI, LLC $9,815,017
2022-11-28Mortgage $150,000,000 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK AG $150,000,000
2022-11-28AL&R $150,000,000 — from 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC to DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK AG $150,000,000
2020-02-18RPTT&RET $1,066,000 — from LEVANGIE, GEORGIANNE ALICIA to HAYES, JOHN A JR. $1,066,000
2020-01-31Sold for $1,066,000 $1,066,000 $9,190
2019-10-25MLEA $375,000,000 — from MANHATTAN PROPERTIES I, LLC to 295 FIFTH AVE DEVELOPMENT OWNER LLC $375,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173914120267
20183511180367
2019178141444
2020915202107225
2021651717056155
2022521617226113
202335220333
2024270151447
2025110210202216
202673018152108
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The full timeline

Construction 1,118Enforcement 255Housing & tenants 335Ownership & money 24Health & systems 215

Every one of the 1,947 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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