343 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 HPD housing violations, 83 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 126.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-03. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Noise (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 5205 5TH AVE LLC |
| Head officer | KARL ASUMAWY |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SERV. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,869,000 | $841,050 |
| 2026 | $1,869,000 | $841,050 |
| 2027 | $1,764,000 | $793,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (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.
| Subway | 53 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 52 St — B63 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 53 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen. 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.
5205 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,750,000 on 2017-12-18 (lender: Perla D'oro Associates LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-18 | AL&R $3,750,000 — from 5205 5TH AVENUE LLC to PERLA D'ORO ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Deed $4,250,000 — from PERLA D'ORO ASSOCIATES LLC to 5205 5TH AVENUE LLC | $4,250,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Mortgage $3,750,000 — from 5205 5TH AVENUE LLC to PERLA D'ORO ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2017-12-12 | Sold for $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $354,167 |
| 1988-01-20 | Mortgage $575,000 — from PERLA D'ORO ASSOCIATES to BANCO POPULAR DE PR | $575,000 | |
| 1984-01-25 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 5205 5TH AVE RLTY ASSOCS to ZACHARAKOS, JAMES; VARVERIS, CHRIS | $150,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2023 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2024 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Every one of the 343 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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