The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).
Filed construction activity
$82,038 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
USC 720 5TH LLC
Head officer
SETH WEISSMAN
Managing agent
USC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-10-03
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
$1,235,000
$555,750
2026
$988,000
$444,600
2027
$996,000
$448,200
The city's market estimate has fallen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
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
25 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 24 St — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
24 St & 5 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 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: $565,342 on
2025-10-31 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC), covering 3 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.
2022-12-11HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, GAS RANGE, PARTS OF BED AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2022-12-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-04-08Job filed: Plumbing work as shown on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress occupancy.$16,359
2022-03-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-02-18HPD 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
2022-01-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021
2021-12-16Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-12-07311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-12-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-11-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-09-07Boiler inspection
2021-08-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-08-03Job filed: Plumbing work as shown on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress occupancy.$16,359
2021-07-21Job filed: INTERIOR DEMOLITION, MINOR INTERIOR PARTITION CHANGES. NEW INTERIOR FINISHES, NEW APPLIANCES, NEW WINDOWS AT 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT, NEW STAIR TO REAR YA$49,320
2021-04-05HPD 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
2020
2020-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-09-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-08-06311: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2020-08-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2020-07-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-11SPRD $1,070,000 — from USC 720 5TH LLC; USC 722 5TH LLC; USC 719 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,070,000
2020-05-11SPRD $1,600,000 — from USC 722 5TH LLC; USC 720 5TH LLC; USC 719 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,600,000
2020-05-11Agreement $6,000,000 — from USC 720 5TH LLC; USC 719 5TH LLC; USC 722 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$6,000,000
2020-05-11AL&R $6,000,000 — from USC 722 5TH LLC; USC 719 5TH LLC; USC 720 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$6,000,000
2020-05-01Mortgage $4,211,913 — from USC 719 5TH LLC; USC 720 5TH LLC; USC 722 5TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$4,211,913
2020-03-27Deed $2,666,667 — from 720 5TH AVENUE LLC to USC 720 5TH LLC$2,666,667
2020-03-19Sold for $2,666,667$2,666,667
2020-01-22Boiler inspection
2019
2019-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2017-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-10-13311: Indoor Air Quality — Dry Cleaning Vapors (PERC)
2014-05-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013
2013-08-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-07-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO