350 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 DOB permits, 78 DOB job filings, 35 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (2) · Obstruction (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (2) · Lead (1).
$18,425,809 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | FIFTH 944 CORPORATION |
| Head officer | JAY MANTZ |
| 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 | $25,055,000 | $11,274,750 |
| 2026 | $26,401,000 | $11,880,450 |
| 2027 | $30,904,000 | $13,906,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,637,959 a year ($59.62 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,576,844 ($20.27 per sq ft), net operating income $3,061,115. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 | 77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 75 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake 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.
944 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 |
14 311 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
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | RPTT&RET $23,000,000 — from THE ESTATE OF DIANE RECANATI; ESTHER COHEN, EXECUTOR to NTS FIFTH TRUST; JILLIAN E. MERNS, AS TRUSTEE | $23,000,000 | |
| 2025-02-25 | Sold for $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | $1,642,857 |
| 2024-11-12 | RPTT&RET $17,549,000 — from LORETTA A. IPPOLITO, EXECUTOR; KAREN M. SCHWARTZ, EXECUTOR; FRANCESCA SCHWARTZ, EXECUTOR; to THE RM24 TRUST; SANDI LAWLOR, TRUSTEE | $17,549,000 | |
| 2024-11-05 | Sold for $17,549,000 | $17,549,000 | $1,253,500 |
| 2024-07-17 | RPTT&RET $14,999,900 — from JACQUELINE W. DANFORTH, CO-EXECUTOR; LINDA J. WANK, CO-EXECUTOR; ARNOLD J. HERRMANN, CO-EX to MICHAEL S. DREYER, TRUSTEE; THE ZENPAX TRUST | $14,999,900 | |
| 2024-07-09 | Sold for $14,999,900 | $14,999,900 | $1,071,421 |
| 2023-03-24 | RPTT&RET $20,500,000 — from FRIEDMAN, RICHARD A; FRIEDMAN, SUSAN P to KARA N. FRIEDMAN, AS TRUSTEE; THE FELICE E GRATO TRUST; SCOTT J. FRIEDMAN, AS TRUSTEE | $20,500,000 | |
| 2023-03-17 | Sold for $20,500,000 | $20,500,000 | $1,464,286 |
| 2022-12-30 | RPTT&RET $18,000,000 — from MNUCHIN, ROBERT; MNUCHIN, ADRIANA to MICHAEL FUCHS, AS TRUSTEE; THE GABRIEL ROSEN 2022 FAMILY TRUST | $18,000,000 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Sold for $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $1,285,714 |
| 2015-01-22 | RPTT&RET $999,500 — from D'ANGELO, JOSEPH; SASSON, VICTOR to FIFTH-944 CORPORATION | $999,500 | |
| 2012-12-27 | RPTT&RET $50,000,000 — from HAMAMOTO, DAVID; HAMAMOTO, MARTHA to MCCOURT, FRANK | $50,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-27 | RPTT&RET $50,000,000 — from HAMAMOTO, DAVID; HAMAMOTO, MARTHA to MCCOURT, FRANK | $50,000,000 | |
| 2009-09-29 | RPTT&RET $750,000 — from ALFRED , ROSENBAUM; SONNENBLICK, EMILY; STANLEY, ROSENFELD to DAVID, HAMAMOTO T; MARTHA, HAMAMOTO | $750,000 | |
| 2008-02-28 | RPTT&RET $26,474,500 — from ADRIENNE H. MALVIN LIVING TRUST to MANTZ, JAY; MANTZ, JENNIFER | $26,474,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 48 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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