515 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 DOB permits, 112 DOB job filings, 97 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.9. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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.
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$5,965,689 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (61 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 (107) |
| 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) | 945 FIFTH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC RUDIN |
| Managing agent | RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $56,821,000 | $25,569,450 |
| 2026 | $67,640,000 | $30,438,000 |
| 2027 | $77,064,000 | $34,678,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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 | 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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 600 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.
945 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 |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.
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 RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC — 18 buildings, 2,229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 East 68 Street | MN | 613 | A |
| 136 East 55 Street | MN | 192 | A |
| 1283 2 Avenue | MN | 172 | A |
| 1076 2 Avenue | MN | 160 | A |
| 40 Park Avenue | MN | 153 | A |
| 241 Central Park West | MN | 140 | B |
| 295 Central Park West | MN | 136 | A |
| 945 5 Avenue | MN | 107 | A |
| 110 Wall Street | MN | 82 | A |
| 115 West 86 Street | MN | 81 | A |
| 144 West 86 Street | MN | 67 | A |
| 25 West 81 Street | MN | 64 | A |
| 20 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 27 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 40 West 86 Street | MN | 60 | A |
| 1085 Park Avenue | MN | 44 | A |
| 544 East 86 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 1070 2 Avenue | MN | 2 | B |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 44 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 35 |
| 2025 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 36 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
Every one of the 515 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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