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1309 5 Avenue

17,306Records
22City systems
77Open violations
57.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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17,306 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 6,561 311 service requests, 6,178 HPD complaints, 2,584 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1974
Floors34
Res. units600
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HERITAGE HOLDINGS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND
BBL1016160001
BIN1078884, 1085254, 1085255

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 57.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations77 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-12.
Pending HPD litigation4 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

842 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 82 · winter 2024–25: 132 · winter 2025–26: 202 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

82
’23–24
132
’24–25
202
’25–26
2
’26–27

34 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$4,550 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,668 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (415) · Noise (252) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (170) · PLUMBING (112) · PAINT/PLASTER (83) · WATER LEAK (64).

Filed construction activity

$36,252,077 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (103 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1974)
YesSix or more residential units (600)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HERITAGE HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerHERMINIO TORRES
Managing agentC&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$116,420,000 $52,389,000
2026$115,777,000 $52,099,650
2027$131,504,000 $59,176,800

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 110 St / Madison Av — M2 M3 M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 111 St & 5 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

1309 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

1,668 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 415 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Cherry Street MN1590 A
Laconia Avenue BX1236 B
Shore Front Parkway QN1091 D
East 229th Street BX1019 C
510 Main Street MN1003 B
215 Wortman Avenue BK756 B
604 East 14th Street MN616 B
1309 5 Avenue MN600 C
195 Cozine Avenue BK571 B
575 Exterior Street BX541 B
6 Vital Avenue BK451 A
1912 Mermaid Avenue BK445 B
1201 East 229 Street BX441 B
44 Macombs Place MN376 B
60 East 112th Street MN351 A
50 East 112th Street MN347 A
1982 Lexington Avenue MN341 C
875 Pennsylvania Avenue BK336 B
1940 1 Avenue MN323 C
1962 1 Avenue MN323 C
1800 Crotona Park North BX281 B
270 Wortman Avenue BK252 C
510 East 156 Street BX208 C
2411 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN205 D
1980 Lexington Avenue MN200 A
2621 Adam C Powell Blvd MN197 B
45-50 Pearson Street QN197 A
614 West 135 Street MN187 C
1930 Amsterdam Avenue MN182 B
4511 Third Avenue BX181 D
200 Manhattan Avenue MN181 C
205 Avenue C MN176 B
449 Chester Street BK174 B
307 East 117 Street MN171 A
149 Kent Avenue BK164 A
11 Broadway BK160 A
376 Chester Avenue BK155 C
9 Cook Street BK153 A
1797 Park Place BK151 C
1940 Lexington Avenue MN150 B
Beach Channel Drive QN146 A
2700 Jerome Avenue BX136 C
4439 Third Avenue BX133 C
387 Bristol Street BK132 C
45-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard QN127 B
294 East 162 Street BX126 C
930 Halsey Street BK126 A
901 Macon Street BK125 B
Erskine Street BK124 B
810 East 152 Street BX120 D
5 West 116 Street MN120 C
2850 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN116 B
455 East 102 Street MN115 A
20 North 5 Street BK114 A
320 Sterling Street BK113 B
53 Utica Avenue BK112 B
79 Avenue D MN110 A
23 West 116 Street MN110 B
251 Chester Street BK109 A
355 Chester Street BK107 C

showing 60 of 215 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $242,760,000 on 2019-10-30 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2019-10-30Mortgage $242,760,000 — from HERITAGE HOLDINGS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; HERITAGE HOLDINGS LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $242,760,000
2019-10-30Deed $340,000,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to HERITAGE HOLDINGS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; HERITAGE HOLDINGS LLC $340,000,000
2019-10-23Sold for $340,000,000 $340,000,000 $566,667
2017-07-11Agreement $179,884,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK $179,884,000
2017-07-11Mortgage $49,439,913 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC $49,439,913
2014-11-12AL&R $131,975,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $131,975,000
2014-11-12AL&R $131,975,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $131,975,000
2014-11-12Agreement $800,000,000 — from METRO NORTH OWNERS, LLC; RIVERSIDE PARK COMMUNITY, LLC; RIVERSIDE PARK COMMUNITY II, LLC; to FANNIE MAE $800,000,000
2014-11-12Mortgage $138,222,307 — from FRAWLEY PLAZA, LLC to FANNIE MAE $138,222,307
2014-11-12Deed $179,979,918 — from FRAWLEY PLAZA, LLC to BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC $179,979,918
2014-11-12Agreement $131,975,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $131,975,000
2014-11-12Agreement $131,975,000 — from BSREP UA HERITAGE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $131,975,000
2007-05-17M&CON $800,000,000 — from RIVERSIDE PARK COMMUNITY II, LLC; FRAWLEY PLAZA, LLC; METRO NORTH OWNERS, LLC; KNW APARTME to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $800,000,000
2007-05-17AL&R $800,000,000 — from NORTH TOWN ROOSEVELT, LLC; RIVERSIDE PARK COMMUNITY II, LLC; FRAWLEY PLAZA, LLC; KNW APART to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $800,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712170949791,147
201814918830241,012
2019460497117579
202041889003915
20212923456518531
20225427856015952
20233935522022618
202444241,0770141,159
20259161,0790191,123
202611151,3000111,337
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The full timeline

Construction 378Enforcement 1,165Housing & tenants 15,495Ownership & money 88Health & systems 180

Every one of the 17,306 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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