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355 5 Avenue

1,679Records
19City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,679 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 565 311 service requests, 410 DOB permits, 168 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1913
Floors13
Res. units0
ClassRC
Owner (PLUTO)KMO -361 REALTY ASSOCIATES
BBL1008647502
BIN1017097, 1087934, 1088121

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (31) · Water System (22) · Homeless Person Assistance (14) · Noise (13) · Street Condition (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$20,390,471 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (60 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$5,929,300 $2,668,185
2026$24,026,043 $10,811,720
2027$15,097,959 $6,794,082

The city's market estimate has risen 155% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE · DORMITORY AUTHORITY

Building systems

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
Cuny Graduate Center-Cafe 365 (E0688)AmericanNot yet graded—
Cuny Graduate Center-Dining Commons (E0688)AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (1 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

Subway33 St — 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 5 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 35 St & Madison Ave · 250 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

355 5 Avenue

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

122 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-08Mortgage $12,291,536 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $12,291,536
2025-12-08AL&R $12,291,536 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $12,291,536
2025-12-08AL&R $32,156,270 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $32,156,270
2025-12-08Mortgage $32,156,270 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $32,156,270
2025-12-08Deed $40,000,000 — from THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF to 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC $40,000,000
2025-12-08Mortgage $32,156,270 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $32,156,270
2025-12-08AL&R $32,156,270 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $32,156,270
2025-12-08Mortgage $12,291,536 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $12,291,536
2025-12-08AL&R $12,291,536 — from 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $12,291,536
2025-12-08Deed $40,000,000 — from THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF to 198 MADISON AVE REALTY NY LLC $40,000,000
2025-11-25Sold for $40,000,000 $40,000,000 $6,666,667
2025-11-25Sold for $40,000,000 $40,000,000 $6,666,667
2025-11-25Sold for $40,000,000 $40,000,000 $6,666,667
2025-11-25Sold for $40,000,000 $40,000,000 $6,666,667
2016-12-28Deed $93,500,000 — from THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENO to CITY INVESTORS LLC $93,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201718123103293
2018281172553
20192011540792
202023711266154
20214412805141
2022122230744
2023511230544
20241023501663
20251495514799
202621300134
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The full timeline

Construction 601Enforcement 302Housing & tenants 567Ownership & money 110Health & systems 99

Every one of the 1,679 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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