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1160 5 Avenue

730Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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730 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 257 311 service requests, 97 DOB permits, 92 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1923
Floors6
Res. units61
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC
BBL1016030001
BIN1051459

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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 92% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Street Condition (5) · Air Quality (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,352,415 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (61)
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)FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC
Head officerMARC GOLDFARB
Managing agentPELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,030,000 $12,613,500
2026$30,797,000 $13,858,650
2027$31,020,000 $13,959,000

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway96 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 97 St / 5 Av — M96 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 97 St & Madison Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

1160 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC. — 26 buildings, 3,751 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-20 Seagirt Boulevard QN569 B
20-55 Seagirt Boulevard QN402 B
315 West 57 Street MN284 A
20-21 Seagirt Boulevard QN259 B
20-02 Seagirt Boulevard QN252 B
1981 Sedgwick Avenue BX225 B
1770 Grand Concourse BX185 B
20-33 Seagirt Boulevard QN175 A
939 Woodycrest Avenue BX167 A
1700 Grand Concourse BX158 B
2160 Matthews Avenue BX133 A
162 Beach 24 Street QN122 B
930 Sheridan Avenue BX88 A
2175 Cedar Avenue BX86 A
2400 Webb Avenue BX75 A
920 Riverside Drive MN71 A
2121 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
2101 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
618 West 151 Street MN64 A
1160 5 Avenue MN61 A
1540 Pelham Parkway South BX61 A
1130 Pelham Parkway South BX54 A
1135 Pelham Parkway North BX52 A
151 East 80 Street MN46 A
155 East 165 Street BX32 A
239 Mt Eden Parkway BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $614,253 on 2020-12-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-07Mortgage $614,254 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $614,254
2020-12-07AL&R $36,168,000 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $36,168,000
2020-12-07Agreement $36,168,000 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $36,168,000
2013-10-28Mortgage $11,550,000 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,550,000
2013-10-28Agreement $39,550,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC $39,550,000
2013-10-28AL&R $39,550,000 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $39,550,000
2005-02-25Mortgage $7,084,552 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $7,084,552
2003-01-31Mortgage $12,635,184 — from FIFTH AVE. DEV. COMPANY, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. $12,635,184
1987-06-10Mortgage $3,793,601 — from FIFTH AVE DVLPMNT CO to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $3,793,601
1983-04-08Mortgage $1,804,167 — from FIFTH AVE.DEVELOPMENT CO to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $1,804,167

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701170220
2018116560881
2019285390375
202031183429
202115190227
2022111230237
2023103180334
202441140322
202510110416
2026182100232
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The full timeline

Construction 161Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 394Ownership & money 37Health & systems 42

Every one of the 730 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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