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338 5 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1008350041 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE Print / save PDF

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

330 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (110) · Illegal Parking (84) · Consumer Complaint (24) · Lost Property (17) · Food Establishment (14) · Blocked Driveway (14).

Filed construction activity

$676,108,561 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1,480 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Restaurants in this building

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 11 restaurants
14 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Water, Dishwashing/Utensils), shared by 11 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 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

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

338 5 Avenue Copy address

330 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $31,000,000 on 2013-10-02 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

Ten-year activity

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Year	Construction	Enforcement	Housing & tenants	Ownership & money	Health & systems	Total
2017	415	54	33	1	7	510
2018	319	17	36	0	52	424
2019	277	26	40	1	38	382
2020	236	0	24	0	13	273
2021	161	9	57	0	17	244
2022	203	10	47	0	20	280
2023	270	11	48	0	21	350
2024	200	7	78	1	24	310
2025	205	0	146	0	15	366
2026	136	2	101	0	16	255

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