1,605 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 353 DOB permits, 270 311 service requests, 223 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 27.9. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 168 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 125 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 2000-03-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$19,025 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (9) · ELECTRIC (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · Damaged Tree (6) · PLUMBING (5).
$22,929,803 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (119 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1949) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (94) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 870 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION |
| Head officer | JOHN SCOTTO |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $59,253,000 | $26,663,850 |
| 2026 | $70,998,000 | $31,949,100 |
| 2027 | $65,037,000 | $29,266,650 |
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 2022 estimate: gross income $11,652,322 a year ($49.49 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,311,053 ($18.31 per sq ft), net operating income $7,341,269. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 69 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 70 St & Madison Ave · 550 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.
870 5 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
57 311 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.
Managed by DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2021-07-07 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | RPTT&RET $3,550,000 — from SHERMANE J. BILLINGSLEY 2022 QPRT; CLIFFORD DRILL, AS TRUSTEE; AUSTIN DRILL, AS TRUSTEE to MICHAEL S. GODNER, AS TRUSTEE; MICHAEL S. GODNER REVOCABLE TRUST | $3,550,000 | |
| 2026-05-06 | Sold for $3,550,000 | $3,550,000 | $37,766 |
| 2025-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,000,000 — from MAMOURIS, HEIDE to FOGELSON, PHYLIS | $2,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-18 | Sold for $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $21,277 |
| 2025-05-15 | RPTT&RET $2,987,000 — from WOLF, MARGOT to MUELLER, FRANCISCA; MUELLER, GREGORY | $2,987,000 | |
| 2025-05-09 | Sold for $2,987,000 | $2,987,000 | $31,777 |
| 2025-05-09 | RPTT&RET $3,700,000 — from CATTAN, SARAH; CATTAN, FRANCOISE to CONDOR TRUST COMPANY, LTD, AS CO-TRUSTEE; THE CORINA LAMOTTE REVOCABLE TRUST; CORINA LAMOT | $3,700,000 | |
| 2025-04-25 | Sold for $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $39,362 |
| 2024-11-19 | RPTT&RET $4,200,000 — from LEE H. SCHWAMM, AS TRUSTEE; MICHAEL D. SCHWAMM, AS TRUSTEE; JENNIFER S. WILLIS, AS TRUSTEE to LUSKI, JASON | $4,200,000 | |
| 2024-11-14 | Sold for $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $44,681 |
| 2024-11-08 | RPTT&RET $1,625,000 — from SHELLEY, ROBERT to ANTONECK, RICHARD | $1,625,000 | |
| 2024-10-28 | Sold for $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | $17,287 |
| 2024-10-07 | RPTT&RET $1,517,500 — from ESTATE OF HARRY WEISS to THE KOEN FAMILY TRUST | $1,517,500 | |
| 2024-10-03 | Sold for $1,517,500 | $1,517,500 | $16,144 |
| 2024-09-17 | RPTT&RET $2,550,000 — from JOHN SETH BERKLEY, CO-EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF HERBERT R. BERKLEY; HERBERT J. HUMMERS, CO-E to ROSEN, DIANE; ROSEN, LANCE | $2,550,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 46 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 24 | 13 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 98 |
| 2022 | 43 | 25 | 254 | 13 | 1 | 336 |
| 2023 | 15 | 38 | 137 | 4 | 5 | 199 |
| 2024 | 28 | 18 | 87 | 18 | 4 | 155 |
| 2025 | 61 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 129 |
| 2026 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 52 |
Every one of the 1,605 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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