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5000 Broadway

2,121Records
19City systems
147Open violations
116.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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2,121 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,083 311 service requests, 495 HPD complaints, 261 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units85
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)GRENVILLE OWNERS CORP
BBL1022300001
BIN1064874

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 116.6. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations147 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 111 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

99 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

27
’23–24
40
’24–25
28
’25–26

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

$65,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

327 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PLUMBING (19).

Filed construction activity

$216,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (85)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GRENVILLE OWNERS CORP
Head officerRONALD J EDELSTEIN
Managing agentFive Gems Management Corp
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,334,000 $3,750,300
2026$8,326,000 $3,746,700
2027$6,924,000 $3,115,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,646,300 a year ($21.97 per sq ft), operating expenses $630,195 ($8.41 per sq ft), net operating income $1,016,105. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

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.

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

SubwayInwood-207 St — A · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
215 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Isham St — Bx7 Bx20 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 211 St & 10 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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

5000 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

327 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 FIVE GEMS MANAGEMENT CORP — 5 buildings, 344 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5000 Broadway MN85 B
2875 Sedgwick Avenue BX85 B
867 West 181 Street MN72 B
812 West 181 Street MN54 A
55 Nagle Avenue MN48 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,230 on 2009-02-20 (lender: Beach Bums V, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-08-05RPTT&RET $423,000 — from FOUQUET, PAUL to WERFFELI, GABRIELE $423,000
2009-02-20Agreement $1,200,000 — from GRENVILLE OWNERS' CORP to BEACH BUMS V, LLC $1,200,000
2009-02-20Mortgage $7,230 — from GRENVILLE OWNERS' CORP to BEACH BUMS V, LLC $7,230
1995-11-15Mortgage $1,500,000 — from GRENVILLE OWNERS CORP. to EDELSTEIN, RONALD $1,500,000
1995-11-15Mortgage $2,500,000 — from GRENVILLE OWNERS CORP. to EDELSTEIN, RONALD $2,500,000
1988-10-06Mortgage $2,542,371 — from GRENVILLE OWNERS CORP to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $2,542,371
1982-08-10Mortgage $470,000 — from STU-CO REALTY ASSOC.ETC to GRENVILLE ASSOCIATES $470,000
1982-04-02Mortgage $379,695 — from W Z W REALTY CORP. to FIVE THOUSAND B'WAYCORP $379,695

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
348
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170152457
20180749965
2019011003104
20200188291
20210172484269
2022143394348
2023116834104
2024082823293
20252332901326
2026191171128
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 151Housing & tenants 1,866Ownership & money 43Health & systems 47

Every one of the 2,121 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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