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1216 5 Avenue

516Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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516 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 DOB permits, 97 DOB violations, 97 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO7
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
BBL1016080069
BIN1051496

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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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,231,292 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$23,574,000 $10,608,300
2026$23,916,000 $10,762,200
2027$24,646,000 $11,090,700

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: LIBRARY

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe On 5th, Sterling AffairAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway103 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 102 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 +1 more · 300 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 103 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 171 Patrick Henry. 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

1216 5 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-22DEVR $2,350,000 — from THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE to THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL $2,350,000
2009-12-04SMTG $5,550,000 — from THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,550,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710720928
20187700923
20199960529
202013030016
202112910224
20225120614
2023107105840
20249040720
20256071822
202613020722
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The full timeline

Construction 249Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 13Health & systems 75

Every one of the 516 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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