The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officer
PETER JAKOBSON
Managing agent
JAKOBSON PROPERTIES
Last registered
2025-07-10
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,048,000
$921,600
2026
$2,103,000
$946,350
2027
$2,380,000
$1,071,000
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 5 St & Ave A · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $660,468 on
2012-01-31 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 4 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-12-14
Agreement $1,174,411 — from JAKOBSON PROPERTIES LLC to 512-518 5TH ST ASSOCIATES LLC
$1,174,411
2012-01-31
Mortgage $660,469 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$660,469
2012-01-31
Agreement $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$3,330,000
2012-01-31
AL&R $3,330,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET. ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$3,330,000
2004-07-05
Agreement $3,015,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$3,015,000
2004-07-05
AL&R $3,015,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
$3,015,000
2004-07-05
Mortgage $588,652 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$588,652
2002-10-15
Mortgage $1,006,267 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
$1,006,267
1998-01-02
Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$1,600,000
1998-01-02
Mortgage $327,390 — from 512-518 5TH ST. ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$327,390
1987-07-22
Mortgage $1,205,977 — from 512-518 5 ST ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS&TDRS TR CO
$1,205,977
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
26
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
4
6
2018
0
0
2
0
8
10
2019
0
0
9
0
10
19
2020
0
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
0
6
0
2
8
2022
0
1
20
0
5
26
2023
0
0
4
3
4
11
2024
0
0
7
0
4
11
2025
0
0
8
0
4
12
2026
3
0
7
0
3
13
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Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS
2026-04-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $9,000
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-16311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2011-12-11311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-06-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-10-26Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2010-10-26Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2010-10-22Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SHALL
2010-10-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-09-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2010-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-02-26311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2006
2006-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-09-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2004
2004-07-05TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2004-07-05Agreement $3,015,000 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$3,015,000
2004-07-05AL&R $3,015,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC$3,015,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $588,652 — from 512-518 5TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$588,652