366 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 DOB permits, 85 DOB job filings, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
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.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Water System (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Traffic (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).
$3,254,442 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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 (12) |
| 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-78TH CORPORATION |
| Head officer | DANIEl WOLLMAn |
| Managing agent | GUMLEY HAFT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,528,000 | $4,287,600 |
| 2026 | $10,907,000 | $4,908,150 |
| 2027 | $11,050,000 | $4,972,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $1,786,452 a year ($49.88 per sq ft), operating expenses $646,103 ($18.04 per sq ft), net operating income $1,140,350. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 79 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 100 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.
969 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 |
11 311 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 GUMLEY HAFT — 57 buildings, 3,982 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2015-07-08 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | RPTT&RET $4,150,000 — from JOHN J. ROCHE REVOCABLE TRUST; JOY SOODIK AS TRUSTEE to THE HAMPTON TRUST; HARLEY J. NEUMAN AS TRUSTEE | $4,150,000 | |
| 2026-05-27 | Sold for $4,150,000 | $4,150,000 | $345,833 |
| 2026-05-22 | RPTT&RET $13,000,000 — from VAN KIRK REEVES CO-TRUSTEE; NATELA BAGATURIA CO-TRUSTEE; THE SUZANNE VON LIEBIG REVOCABLE to THE 969 5TH AVE 5/6 TRUST, DATED MARCH 9; DAVID ALTMAN, TRUSTEE | $13,000,000 | |
| 2026-05-01 | Sold for $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $1,083,333 |
| 2024-05-24 | RPTT&RET $6,500,000 — from ZIMMERMAN, JONATHAN A to 969 FIFTH AVENUE 11-12 LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2024-05-14 | Sold for $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $541,667 |
| 2024-02-20 | RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from THE ESTATE OF HENRY N. COBB; EMMA COBB, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF JOAN S. COBB; SARA COBB to DESLOGE, ROSEMARY BYRNE; MCLOUGHLIN WASSEM, JOHN MICHAEL | $3,050,000 | |
| 2024-02-15 | Sold for $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | $254,167 |
| 2021-12-30 | RPTT&RET $2,650,000 — from LYNCH, JR, HAMPTON S to BICKLEY, KIMBERLY T; BICKLEY, IAN M | $2,650,000 | |
| 2021-12-15 | Sold for $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | $220,833 |
| 2020-08-13 | RPTT&RET $2,150,000 — from ULEMEK, VIDA to HARF, GERD PETER | $2,150,000 | |
| 2020-06-24 | Sold for $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $179,167 |
| 2020-06-09 | RPTT&RET $4,000,000 — from LEONARD J. WITMAN, CO-EXECUTOR; CELENA KNOX, CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF WILLIAM S. KINGSON; JU to TABAR, VIVIANE; STUDER, LORENZ | $4,000,000 | |
| 2020-05-21 | Sold for $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $333,333 |
| 2017-06-07 | RPTT&RET $3,871,000 — from MORAN, CAROLE O to LYNCH, HAMPTON S JR | $3,871,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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