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1220 5 Avenue

688Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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688 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 239 DOB permits, 159 DOB job filings, 84 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1930
Floors4.5
Res. units0
ClassP7
Owner (PLUTO)NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
BBL1016090001
BIN1074157

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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.

$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · Lost Property (1) · Dead Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,893,814 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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$13,677,000 $6,154,650
2026$13,984,000 $6,292,800
2027$14,317,000 $6,442,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: PUBLIC MUSEUM

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amy's BreadBakery Products/DessertsAMice 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.

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

Subway103 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 104 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 +1 more · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 103 St · 200 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

1220 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
34
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171624628
2018925723
201917111534
2020518216
2021704213
20221808733
2023706518
20241504726
20251703626
20261926532
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The full timeline

Construction 442Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 3Health & systems 61

Every one of the 688 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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