469 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 DOB permits, 90 DOB job filings, 51 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.4. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-26. |
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.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lost Property (1) · Street Sign (1) · Water System (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$7,238,247 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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 956 CORPORATION |
| Head officer | Maria Ward |
| Managing agent | HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,776,000 | $7,549,200 |
| 2026 | $17,785,000 | $8,003,250 |
| 2027 | $17,910,000 | $8,059,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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 $3,155,412 a year ($54.66 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,099,718 ($19.05 per sq ft), net operating income $2,055,694. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| 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 | 77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 77 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
956 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 |
7 311 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 190 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-12-29 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | RPTT&RET $950,000 — from JOSIVA REALTY CORP to 9562A LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2026-03-20 | Sold for $950,000 | $950,000 | $43,182 |
| 2025-12-29 | RPTT&RET $4,510,000 — from JULIE BERGER O'SHEA, EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF MARILYN OLIN BERGER to EBERSHOFF, DAVID A JR; BROWNSTEIN, DAVID M | $4,510,000 | |
| 2025-12-18 | Sold for $4,510,000 | $4,510,000 | $205,000 |
| 2025-11-26 | RPTT&RET $9,000,000 — from CAROL O. COLLINS QPRT DATED 11/24/1997; JAMES C. COLLINS, TRUSTEE to 956-11 TRUST; BRUCE M. COHEN, TRUSTEE | $9,000,000 | |
| 2025-11-19 | Sold for $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $409,091 |
| 2023-10-04 | RPTT&RET $9,995,000 — from BRADLEY NAGER, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF SUE FRANCES NAGER; MARSHA SOFFER, TRUSTEE; MARSHA SOFFE to LAURA S. WINCHESTER, CO-TRUSTEE; THE JOW FAMILY TRUST #2 DATED DECEMBER 2; DENN | $9,995,000 | |
| 2023-09-27 | Sold for $9,995,000 | $9,995,000 | $454,318 |
| 2023-04-21 | RPTT&RET $4,500,000 — from BIRKELUND, CONSTANCE S to MAUS, PIERRE-ANDRE | $4,500,000 | |
| 2023-04-17 | Sold for $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $204,545 |
| 2021-12-29 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from FIFTH 956 CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-12-29 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from FIFTH 956 CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-12-29 | Mortgage $500,000 — from FIFTH 956 CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-01-14 | RPTT $10,000,000 — from COULSON, PAUL to 956 FIFTH AVENUE TRUST; GERALD MOLONEY, TRUSTEE | $10,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-15 | RPTT&RET $1,950,000 — from MARK B. MYERS, EXECUTOR; MATTHEW F. MYERS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MARTY F. MYERS; MARY ALLISO to HARWOOD, MARGOT | $1,950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
Every one of the 469 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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