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797 5 Avenue

1,914Records
18City systems
6Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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1,914 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 686 DOB permits, 368 DOB job filings, 259 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1930
Floors41
Res. units0
ClassH7
Owner (PLUTO)795 FIFTH AVE CORP
BBL1013750067
BIN1040809

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-01.

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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

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Lost Property (9) · Food Establishment (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Rodent (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$42,998,118 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (109 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)795 5th Ave Corp
Head officerMICHAEL STERN
Managing agentIHMS LLC
Last registered2025-05-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$151,981,000 $68,391,450
2026$156,879,000 $70,595,550
2027$157,402,000 $70,830,900

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hotel Pierre - Main KitchenAmericanCMice evidence
Hotel Pierre-Banquet KitchenAmericanAMice evidence
PerrineFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 3 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 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.

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 60 St — M2 M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 61 St & Madison Ave · 400 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

797 5 Avenue

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

64 311 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: $17,800,000 on 2020-12-16 (lender: Genworth Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-12AL&R $75,000,000 — from 795 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $75,000,000
2026-06-12M&CON $25,000,000 — from 795 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $25,000,000
2025-11-26RPTT $10,080,000 — from SHARI E. REDSTONE QUALIFIED ANNUITY TRUS; SHARI ELLIN REDSTONE TRUST, U/D/T 10/18/; SUMNER to LAWRENCE J. ELLISON REVOCABLE TRUST U/A/ $10,080,000
2025-11-26RPTT $13,920,000 — from SUMNER M. REDSTONE NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS P; SHARI ELLIN REDSTONE TRUST, U/D/T 10/18/; SHARI to LAWRENCE J. ELLISON REVOCABLE TRUST U/A/ $13,920,000
2025-08-07Sold for $10,080,000 $10,080,000 $2,520,000
2025-08-07Sold for $13,920,000 $13,920,000 $3,480,000
2025-03-12RPTT&RET $4,300,000 — from DENNY 795 CORP. to EISNER, MICHAEL D $4,300,000
2025-03-07Sold for $4,300,000 $4,300,000 $1,075,000
2025-01-23RPTT&RET $40,471 — from 795 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to BECAAN LLC $40,471
2024-11-12RPTT&RET $2,150,000 — from BROWN, CHRISTOPHER F to PRIETO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC $2,150,000
2024-11-06Sold for $2,150,000 $2,150,000 $537,500
2024-09-11RPTT&RET $1,975,000 — from MICHAEL L. WARREN, AS CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF BLOSSOM J. WARREN; RICHARD J. WARREN, AS CO-E to SIMON, HARPER $1,975,000
2024-08-27Sold for $1,975,000 $1,975,000 $493,750
2024-03-08RPTT&RET $1,550,000 — from PIERRE BERGE IRREVOCABLE TRUST, OCT 20, ; J. MADISON COX, AS TRUSTEE to ART GARFUNKEL JR, AS TRUSTEE; KATHRYN C. GARFUNKEL, AS TRUSTEE; VENEDIKT ARTUROVICH GARFUN $1,550,000
2024-03-06Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $387,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173721811582
20181911851053
2019159981253
2020161767046
2021312428413100
20222213126659
20233252181177
20241672461265
20252011771358
2026300213761
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The full timeline

Construction 1,054Enforcement 381Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 183Health & systems 105

Every one of the 1,914 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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