748 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 DOB permits, 153 DOB job filings, 116 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 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 20 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1992-03-04. |
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.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · Lost Property (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Street Sign (1).
$17,914,207 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 (1937) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| 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) | 965 FIFTH AVE OWNERS INC |
| Head officer | NANCY ZISES |
| Managing agent | BHS RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,135,000 | $14,910,750 |
| 2026 | $35,237,000 | $15,856,650 |
| 2027 | $34,866,000 | $15,689,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 $5,898,510 a year ($52.13 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,792,296 ($15.84 per sq ft), net operating income $4,106,214. 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 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| 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 77 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 150 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.
965 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 |
12 311 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 BHS RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 677 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 East 57 Street | MN | 230 | A |
| 1220 Park Avenue | MN | 56 | A |
| 993 Park Avenue | MN | 50 | A |
| 965 5 Avenue | MN | 47 | A |
| 1017 Lexington Avenue | MN | 43 | A |
| 1115 5 Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 43 West 64 Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 1021 Park Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 920 5 Avenue | MN | 26 | A |
| 66 East 79 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 133 East 80 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 901 Lexington Avenue | MN | 17 | A |
| 633 Park Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 845 5 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 800 Park Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 660 Park Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 990 5 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2020-10-05 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | RPTT&RET $995,000 — from FEDER, LEWIS M to DAVID H. FEINBERG REVOCABLE TRUST OF 201 | $995,000 | |
| 2026-09-14 | Sold for $995,000 | $995,000 | $21,170 |
| 2026-01-27 | RPTT&RET $2,200,000 — from EO EVALYN KAISER; NELSON VIANEY KAISER to ZANETEAS, PHILIP; ZANETEAS, BETTINA | $2,200,000 | |
| 2026-01-16 | Sold for $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $46,809 |
| 2025-08-29 | RPTT&RET $3,975,000 — from TRAULSEN, REGINE; DIAMOND, WILLIAM J to MEDEIRAS, TERESA; MEDEIRAS, MARK | $3,975,000 | |
| 2025-08-12 | Sold for $3,975,000 | $3,975,000 | $84,574 |
| 2025-04-16 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from THE ESTATE OF ARLEN KAISER; NELSON VIANEY KAISER, AS EXECUTOR to DAVID H. FEINBERG, AS TRUSTEE; THE DAVID H. FEINBERG REVOCABLE TRUST OF | $150,000 | |
| 2025-04-07 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ALEXANDRA SPENCER, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DIANE ROTHSCHILD; ALAN D. KROLL, AS EXECUTOR to ZISES, NANCY | $300,000 | |
| 2025-04-01 | Sold for $150,000 | $150,000 | $3,191 |
| 2025-03-24 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $6,383 |
| 2025-02-26 | RPTT&RET $2,550,000 — from JOSHUA DAVID TARASOFF, UNDIVIDED 25% INT; CATHERINE BURROUGHS, UNDIVIDED 75% INTER to TARASOFF, JOSHUA DAVID | $2,550,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Sold for $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | $54,255 |
| 2024-11-21 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from ESTATE OF A. LAURANCE KAISER; ESTATE OF ARLEN KAISER; ESTATE OF ARLEN LAURANCE KAISER IV; to CASTELLI, BARBARA | $125,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $2,660 |
| 2023-11-30 | RPTT&RET $2,700,000 — from PARENTE, BRIAN to ARFA, JARRED S; ARFA, STEFANIE L | $2,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 39 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 46 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
Every one of the 748 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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