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2010 5 Avenue

704Records
15City systems
208Open violations
1284Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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704 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 HPD complaints, 228 HPD housing violations, 147 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1909
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)ST. JAMES A.M.E. CHURCH
BBL1017220037
BIN1053464

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1284. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations208 total — 57 class C (immediately hazardous), 109 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 1975-05-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 35 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

35
’24–25
1
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PLUMBING (10) · WATER LEAK (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Water System (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1909)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)St. James AME Church, INC
Head officerMelissa Oliver
Managing agentSt. James AME Church
Last registered2025-06-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$912,800 $410,760
2026$1,095,000 $492,750
2027$1,314,000 $591,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 125 St — M1 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 126 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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

2010 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $520,575 on 1998-07-21 (lender: Chase Community Development Corporation), covering 11 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-07-21Mortgage $520,575 — from BROWNSTONE PARTNERS/AFF, L.L.C. to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $520,575

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112
20180112
20190033
20200112
20210235
20220437
20231236
20240246
202502023205
2026019221
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 652Ownership & money 3Health & systems 31

Every one of the 704 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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