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685 5 Avenue

1,869Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,869 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 886 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 299 DOB permits, 193 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1926
Floors25
Res. units65
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1012897501
BIN1035737

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 93% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Mobile Food Vendor (7) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · Lost Property (2).

Filed construction activity

$34,458,278 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (73 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (65)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$701,056 $315,476
2026$1,276,852 $574,583
2027$750,805 $337,862

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Boulud PriveAmericanA—

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

Subway5 Av/53 St — E F · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
57 St — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 53 St — M1 M2 M3 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 52 St & 5 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

685 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

35 311 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
2026-08-13Deed $4,326,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC to YLM 19 LLC $4,326,000
2026-08-11Deed $3,399,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC to 22685 LIVING LLC $3,399,000
2026-07-22Sold for $4,326,000 $4,326,000 $66,554
2026-07-22Sold for $3,399,000 $3,399,000 $52,292
2026-07-20Deed $1,550,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC to KATO, YASUHIRO $1,550,000
2026-07-13Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $23,846
2026-03-19Mortgage $1,350,000 — from LU PROPERTY 685 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,350,000
2025-09-26Deed $3,350,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC to AZIZ, NAJWA $3,350,000
2025-09-19Sold for $3,350,000 $3,350,000 $51,538
2025-09-19Sold for $3,350,000 $3,350,000 $51,538
2025-06-24Deed $3,000,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC to LU PROPERTY 685 LLC $3,000,000
2025-06-12Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $46,154
2025-03-19Deed $5,950,000 — from BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCP LLC to MIGAR 685 FIFTH AVENUE LLC $5,950,000
2025-01-31Agreement $1,495,000 — from BITCOM PROPERTIES LLC to JLD CAPITAL LLC $1,495,000
2025-01-23Sold for $5,950,000 $5,950,000 $91,538

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
565
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174515081482
20181932128475
20192722141468
202028132073199
20212523106266
20223025414679
2023271682297287
2024216185191565
202518611842121
202640517127
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The full timeline

Construction 509Enforcement 254Housing & tenants 111Ownership & money 913Health & systems 82

Every one of the 1,869 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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