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437 5 Avenue

757Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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757 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 DOB permits, 209 DOB job filings, 113 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1906
Floors11
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)ROBNET 437 LLC
BBL1008680072
BIN1017244

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (5) · Food Establishment (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Street Condition (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,242,044 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (118 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$13,793,000 $6,206,850
2026$14,471,000 $6,511,950
2027$15,548,000 $6,996,600

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Just SaladSaladsA—
Little Italy PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 39 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & 5 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

437 5 Avenue

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

20 311 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: $86,127 on 1998-02-03 (lender: Bank Of New York), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-09-11Agreement $13,238,323 — from RONBET 437 LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; THE BANK OF NEW YORK $13,238,323
2017-09-11AL&R $13,238,323 — from RONBET 437 LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $13,238,323
2007-08-01Agreement $13,238,323 — from RONBET WEST 55TH STREET LLC; RONBET 40TH STREET LLC; RONBET 437 LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $13,238,323
2007-08-01AL&R $13,238,323 — from RONBET 437 LLC; RONBET 40TH STREET LLC; RONBET WEST 55TH STREET LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $13,238,323
1998-02-03Mortgage $86,127 — from RONBET WEST 55TH LLC; RONBET 40TH STREET LLC; RONBET 437 LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $86,127
1988-04-14Mortgage $40,000 — from RONBET CO to BANK OF NEW YORK $40,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201746642462
2018187100338
20196790325
2020285100245
20218300314
202254130260
202323260334
20242060513
20250090312
202629150338
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The full timeline

Construction 464Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 25Health & systems 37

Every one of the 757 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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