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1337 5 Avenue

6,837Records
17City systems
0Open violations
1.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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6,837 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,592 311 service requests, 1,010 asbestos filings, 382 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1959
Floors19
Res. units792
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
BBL1016180001
BIN1080500, 1080501, 1080502, 1080503, 1080504, 1080505, 1080508, 1080509

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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 66% 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 1.6. 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 4,677 100+-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 2025–26: 2).

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

$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

2,531 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2320) · Illegal Parking (35) · Sidewalk Condition (24) · Dirty Condition (11) · Non (10) · Panhandling (10).

Filed construction activity

$57,786,231 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (104 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (792)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$58,168,000 $26,175,600
2026$59,381,000 $26,721,450
2027$65,381,000 $29,421,450

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin'Coffee/TeaA—
Oriental PalaceChineseB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (1 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 114 St — M1 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Madison Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: James Weldon Johnson. 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

1337 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2,531 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2,074
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701219219223
2018122119713243
201947168439186
202063815841270
2021532613444257
202236943231508
2023395040444537
2024341523452335
202517161,038581,129
20265861,1498612,074
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The full timeline

Construction 586Enforcement 384Housing & tenants 4,621Ownership & money 1Health & systems 1,245

Every one of the 6,837 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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