3,945 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,857 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 529 311 service requests, 137 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
150 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · Illegal Parking (44) · Air Quality (9) · Dirty Condition (8) · Encampment (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (7).
$5,545,463 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (112) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1280 FIFTH CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | DANIEL BRONDEL |
| Managing agent | ARGO REAL ESTSTE, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,616 | $16,027 |
| 2026 | $364,703 | $164,116 |
| 2027 | $118,700 | $53,415 |
The city's market estimate has risen 233% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · MUSEUM
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $8,765,305 a year ($51.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,498,784 ($14.69 per sq ft), net operating income $6,266,521. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 110 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 109 St — M1 M2 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 111 St & 5 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex. 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.
1280 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 |
150 311 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Agreement $1,462,500 — from SNG, TZU to MERS, INC., AS NOMINEE; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC | $1,462,500 | |
| 2026-05-14 | Deed $1,810,000 — from SUN, BIN to THREADGOLD, MICHAEL ANDREW | $1,810,000 | |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | $16,161 |
| 2026-04-29 | Agreement $1,218,750 — from SAABNEH, SALAH; DIAB, LENA to CITIZENS BANK NA | $1,218,750 | |
| 2026-04-14 | Deed $2,500,000 — from 1280 FIFTH AVENUE 11A LLC to BASTARDI, DANIELLE | $2,500,000 | |
| 2026-04-14 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BASTARDI, DANIELLE to GR AFFINITY LLC ILTLN GUARANTEED RATE AF | $2,000,000 | |
| 2026-04-06 | Sold for $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $22,321 |
| 2026-03-09 | Deed $225,000 — from 1280 GARAGE OWNER LLC to PALESE, MICHAEL; MCCULLEY, AMANDA | $225,000 | |
| 2026-03-03 | Sold for $225,000 | $225,000 | $2,009 |
| 2025-12-18 | Deed $1,600,000 — from PERRIN, ANNE MARIE; WEINSTEIN, MICHAEL to CHUL WHANG, SUNG; SUE YUN LIM REVOCABLE TRUST; YUN LIM, SUE; SUNG CHUL WHANG REVOCABLE TRU | $1,600,000 | |
| 2025-12-18 | Mortgage $1,280,000 — from CHUL WHANG, SUNG; YUN LIM, SUE; SUNG CHUL WHANG REVOCABLE TRUST; SUE YUN LIM REVOCABLE TRU to CITIBANK N.A.; MERS-MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SY | $1,280,000 | |
| 2025-12-10 | Sold for $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $14,286 |
| 2025-12-10 | Sold for $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $14,286 |
| 2025-12-04 | Deed $1,825,000 — from LENNOX, MARIA CLAUDIA; LENNOX, JEFFREY to MELBOURNE, WAYNE; REID, GHILLAINE | $1,825,000 | |
| 2025-12-04 | Mortgage $1,460,000 — from MELBOURNE, WAYNE; REID, GHILLAINE to MERS | $1,460,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 47 | 2 | 109 |
| 2018 | 35 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 111 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 91 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 89 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 4 | 91 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 53 | 7 | 107 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 89 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 53 | 7 | 117 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 51 | 6 | 115 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 87 |
Every one of the 3,945 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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