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990 5 Avenue

258Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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258 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 DOB permits, 53 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1927
Floors14
Res. units6
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)990 5TH AVE CORP-C/O B.H.S.
BBL1014920001
BIN1046607

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (12) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Water Conservation (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$259,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)990 FIFTH AVE CORP
Head officerMARIa CAPRARo
Managing agentBHS RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,293,000 $5,981,850
2026$14,179,000 $6,380,550
2027$14,950,000 $6,727,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 5 Av — M79-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeMadison Ave & E 82 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.

Report a problem to 311

990 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BHS RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 677 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
117 East 57 Street MN230 A
1220 Park Avenue MN56 A
993 Park Avenue MN50 A
965 5 Avenue MN47 A
1017 Lexington Avenue MN43 A
1115 5 Avenue MN41 A
43 West 64 Street MN34 A
1021 Park Avenue MN28 A
920 5 Avenue MN26 A
66 East 79 Street MN20 A
133 East 80 Street MN19 A
901 Lexington Avenue MN17 A
633 Park Avenue MN16 A
845 5 Avenue MN16 A
800 Park Avenue MN16 A
660 Park Avenue MN12 A
990 5 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2017-07-14 (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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-05RPTT&RET $35,000,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE TRUST; NASSER, TRUSTEE, RAFAEL to ALLEGRETTI, TRUSTEE, JILL; THE EAST 80 TRUST $35,000,000
2021-10-05RPTT&RET $35,000,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE TRUST; NASSER, TRUSTEE, RAFAEL to ALLEGRETTI, TRUSTEE, JILL; THE EAST 80 TRUST $35,000,000
2021-10-05RPTT&RET $35,000,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE TRUST; NASSER, TRUSTEE, RAFAEL to ALLEGRETTI, TRUSTEE, JILL; THE EAST 80 TRUST $35,000,000
2021-10-05RPTT&RET $35,000,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE TRUST; NASSER, TRUSTEE, RAFAEL to ALLEGRETTI, TRUSTEE, JILL; THE EAST 80 TRUST $35,000,000
2021-09-23Sold for $35,000,000 $35,000,000 $5,833,333
2017-07-14Mortgage $100,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $100,000
2017-07-14AL&R $1,600,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,600,000
2017-07-14Agreement $1,600,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,600,000
2013-01-08RPTT&RET $19,500,000 — from SAMUEL KELLNER AS TRUSTEE OF THE COLONIA to ZELTER, VIVIAN G; ZELTER, JAMES C $19,500,000
2013-01-08RPTT&RET $19,500,000 — from SAMUEL KELLNER AS TRUSTEE OF THE COLONIA to ZELTER, VIVIAN G; ZELTER, JAMES C $19,500,000
2011-08-02RPTT&RET $15,000,000 — from PEABODY, SAMUEL P to STERN, NANNA LYDIKER; STERN, DANIEL HENNELLY $15,000,000
2009-05-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,500,000
2009-05-20Agreement $1,500,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,500,000
1999-04-02Mortgage $1,075,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,075,000
1994-02-24Mortgage $175,000 — from 990 FIFTH AVENUE CORPORATION to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SAVINGS $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003328
2018001023
2019034018
2020004037
20210055010
2022012003
20234150010
202430150321
2025005027
2026103004
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 39Health & systems 20

Every one of the 258 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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