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785 5 Avenue

1,466Records
19City systems
0Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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1,466 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 494 DOB permits, 314 311 service requests, 241 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1963
Floors18
Res. units66
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)FIFTH AVE & 60TH CORP
BBL1013740069
BIN1040765

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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 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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.

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Mobile Food Vendor (26) · Illegal Parking (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (13) · Consumer Complaint (11) · Vendor Enforcement (6) · Street Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$29,207,593 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (110 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (66)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Fifth Ave & 60 Th St Corp
Head officerJAMES LETSEN
Managing agentCENTURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$51,769,000 $23,296,050
2026$57,405,000 $25,832,250
2027$56,952,000 $25,628,400

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2018 estimate: gross income $8,553,733 a year ($48.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,418,955 ($13.84 per sq ft), net operating income $6,134,778. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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/59 St — N R W · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · 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 59 St — M1 M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park S & Grand Army Plaza · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

785 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

91 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CENTURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 132 buildings, 16,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A119 · B11 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
80 Gold Street MN1641 A
350 West 42 Street MN551 A
7 West 14 Street MN430 A
422 2 Avenue MN384 A
1445 1 Avenue MN369 A
116 Pinehurst Avenue MN353 A
4523 Broadway MN350 A
305 East 45 Street MN338 C
436 East 86 Street MN315 A
306 Gold Street BK302 A
225 East 36 Street MN286 A
380 Amsterdam Avenue MN272 A
130 East 18 Street MN271 A
1239 Madison Avenue MN251 A
1213 Avenue Z BK250 B
380 Rector Place MN244 A
77 Bleecker Street MN243 A
377 Rector Place MN237 A
440 East 79 Street MN219 A
429 Kent Avenue BK216 A
233 East 69 Street MN204 A
509 East 77 Street MN192 A
508 East 78 Street MN192 A
966 1 Avenue MN189 A
132 East 35 Street MN187 A
21 South End Avenue MN181 A
2427 East 29 Street BK169 A
4 Lexington Avenue MN166 A
212 Warren Street MN166 A
2 South End Avenue MN163 A
529 West 42 Street MN160 A
23 Greenwich Avenue MN150 A
339 East 74 Street MN149 A
160 3 Avenue MN147 A
2575 Palisade Avenue BX143 A
122 East 23 Street MN140 A
1966 Newbold Avenue BX139 B
157 East 72 Street MN139 A
1041 Pugsley Avenue BX133 A
2860 Broadway MN133 B
303 East 33 Street MN129 A
1237 Avenue Z BK128 B
67-76 Booth Street QN128 A
315 East 70 Street MN124 A
30 East 29th Street MN123 A
311 East 87 Street MN122 A
1720 Mayflower Avenue BX120 A
422 Avenue of the Americas MN119 A
153 Madison Avenue MN118 A
31-85 Crescent Street QN116 A
2546 East 13 Street BK115 B
5601 Riverdale Avenue BX115 A
91 Leonard Street MN111 A
90 Furman Street BK106 A
310 East 49 Street MN102 A
43 Avenue A MN100 B
172 West 79 Street MN97 A
45 Kew Gardens Road QN96 A
1 Grand Army Plaza BK94 A
102 East 22 Street MN92 A

showing 60 of 132 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2025-08-21 (lender: Apple Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-28Sold for $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $51,515
2026-08-26RPTT&RET $4,995,000 — from ELISHA WIESEL, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MARION WIESEL to OLOF CLAUSSON, AS TRUSTEE; OLOF CLAUSSON REVOCABLE TRUST $4,995,000
2026-08-07Sold for $4,995,000 $4,995,000 $75,682
2026-05-13RPTT&RET $3,000,000 — from ESTATE OF ABRAHAM SEBBAG; JACOB SEBAG, AS ADMINISTRATOR CTA; SOLEIMANI, ROSA to JOSE LUIS MARTINEZ, AS TRUSTEE; MAASARANI, ALA; THE JOSE LUIS MARTINEZ REVOCABLE TRUST $3,000,000
2026-04-16Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $45,455
2026-02-12RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from LEIDESDORF, EDMOND to GRUNKORN, SAMUEL S $2,300,000
2026-01-28Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $34,848
2025-10-09RPTT&RET $2,975,000 — from HORMOZSABETREVOCABLETRUST, ASAMENDEDANDR to THE PARK V TRUST $2,975,000
2025-09-18Sold for $2,975,000 $2,975,000 $45,076
2025-09-03RPTT&RET $11,600,000 — from MICHELLE ERICA BOARDMAN AS TRUSTEE; ARTICLE SIXTH GST- EXEMPT TRUST U/W/O MA; NICHOLAS QUI to COOPERSTONE, ELLIOT; COOPERSTONE, BARBARA $11,600,000
2025-08-28Sold for $11,600,000 $11,600,000 $175,758
2025-08-22RPTT&RET $3,075,000 — from LYNFORD, TONDRA to PARTRICH, MYRNA; PARTRICH, SPENCER $3,075,000
2025-08-21AL&R $5,000,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE AND 60TH STREET CORPORATION to APPLE BANK $5,000,000
2025-08-21Mortgage $5,000,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE AND 60TH STREET CORPORATION to APPLE BANK $5,000,000
2025-08-21AL&R $14,000,000 — from FIFTH AVENUE AND 60TH STREET CORPORATION to APPLE BANK $14,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
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2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201728132131075
2018241385656
2019133901136
202022523234
2021235214448
2022164121134
20231202910051
202456272310143
202595813171134
202666287588
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The full timeline

Construction 757Enforcement 151Housing & tenants 361Ownership & money 138Health & systems 59

Every one of the 1,466 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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