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690 5 Avenue

1,316Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,316 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 754 311 service requests, 197 DOB job filings, 186 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1897
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassH5
Owner (PLUTO)UNIVERSITY CLUB INC (THE)
BBL1012700034
BIN1034800

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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

476 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (148) · Mobile Food Vendor (129) · Encampment (65) · Homeless Person Assistance (43) · Illegal Parking (39) · Panhandling (20).

Filed construction activity

$4,889,803 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (48 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE UNIVERSITY CLUB
Head officerANNe l CORISTOn
Managing agentTHE UNIVERSITY CLUB
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$45,080,000 $20,286,000
2026$46,215,000 $20,796,750
2027$51,764,000 $23,293,800

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Tap RoomAmericanA—
The University ClubAmericanA—
The University ClubAmericanA—
The University ClubAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 4 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway5 Av/53 St — E F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
57 St — M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 55 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 6 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

690 5 Avenue

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

476 311 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
2009-12-24DEVR $10,880,000 — from THE UNIVERSITY CLUB to THE TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE ; 2005/HINES WEST FIFTY-THIRD REALTY, LLC; THE MUS $10,880,000

Ten-year activity

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184
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172031601049
201871350548
201996740392
202001120013
2021237170148
202261261135
202384660381
202414111916141
20253016004167
20263017803184
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The full timeline

Construction 383Enforcement 117Housing & tenants 768Ownership & money 7Health & systems 41

Every one of the 1,316 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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