The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 68% 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 6.8. In ZIP 11220, 69% 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
Open HPD violations
7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1981-07-07.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (4) · Water System (1) · New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Building/Use (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1906)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
5217 5TH AVE LLC
Head officer
MIGUEL HERNANDEZ
Managing agent
HERNCO, LLC
Last registered
2025-07-08
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
$990,000
$445,500
2026
$1,188,000
$534,600
2027
$1,050,000
$472,500
The city's market estimate has risen
6% 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
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 / 53 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
53 St & 5 Ave · 100 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.
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on
2001-01-10 (lender: Goldstein, Marvin and Perla, George). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2001-01-10
Mortgage $100,000 — from HERNCO LLC to PERLA, GEORGE; GOLDSTEIN, MARVIN
$100,000
2000-04-12
Mortgage $45,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to HENANDEZ, MIGUEL
$45,000
1991-02-05
Mortgage $113,571 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to BANCO POPULAR DE P.R.
$113,571
1987-09-30
Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$150,000
1986-03-06
Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOC to PIONEER S & L ASSOC
$150,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
33
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
2018
2
27
2
2
33
2019
3
3
0
2
8
2020
0
2
0
2
4
2021
0
2
0
2
4
2022
0
4
0
2
6
2023
0
6
0
2
8
2024
0
2
0
2
4
2025
0
3
0
2
5
2026
1
5
0
3
9
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2019-01-30City emergency repair (OMO): window guard replacement/repair: as per requirement of h.p.d. window guard program and in accordance with the new york c$255
2018-12-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NOR
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... 12 SQ FT AT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER AT LIGHT SWITCH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER ELECTRIC OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTME
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2018-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2018-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2018-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER ELECTRIC OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY,
2018-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-10-24Boiler inspection
2018-10-24Boiler inspection
2018-10-22HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2018-10-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2018-10-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st ST
2018-10-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING IN THE VESTIBULE AT PUBL
2018-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-17FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2018-10-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-06-29Deed — from HERNCO, LLC to 5217 5TH AVE LLC
2018-05-11Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-05-07311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2016
2016-11-09Mortgage satisfied — from HERNCO, LLC to PERLA, GEORGE; GOLDSTEIN, MARVIN
2016-10-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2015
2015-12-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-09-01HPD 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
2015-03-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-12-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-12-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON EXISTING LAUNDROMAT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2014-12-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON EXISTING LAUNDROMAT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2014-06-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING 4-STORY HOUSE. AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,200
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-14FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2013
2013-12-17311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2013-12-09HPD 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
2013-09-07311: Vending — Unlicensed
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-12-21311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2012-12-21311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2002-09-25HPD 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
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-01-10Mortgage $100,000 — from HERNCO LLC to PERLA, GEORGE; GOLDSTEIN, MARVIN$100,000
2001-01-10Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, MIGUEL to GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES
2001-01-10Deed — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to HERNCO LLC
2000
2000-04-12Mortgage $45,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to HENANDEZ, MIGUEL$45,000
1999
1999-09-22Mortgage satisfied — from RAGUSA, SALVATORE N; INSALACO, LOUIS P; RAGUSA, JOSEPHINE P; INSALACO, ANGELINA; INSALACO, to INSALACO, ANGELINA; INSALACO, CHARLES
1998
1998-07-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1998-07-14HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR WICH IS INOPERATIVE IN 3 STY APT 3R TENANT SORILLA , SECTION '' ''
1998-07-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE KITCHEN SINK BASE CABINET 3 STY APT 3R , SECTION '' ''
1998-07-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING IN WEST ROOM 3 STY APT 3R , SECTION ''
1998-07-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE TO 3 RD STY APT 3R , SECTI
1998-07-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR TO 3 STY APT 3R , SECTION '' ''
1998-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING FRONT ROOM 3RD STY SOUTH APT 3R , SECT
1998-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE TO 3RD STY SOUTH APT 3R ,
1998-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1998-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED METAL BASE CABINET AT SINK KITCHEN 3RD STY SOUTH APT 3R , SECTION '' ''
1998-06-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 10TH AND 14TH WOODED STAIR THREADS FROM BOTTOM UP AT 1ST STY PUBLIC STAIRCASE ER
1998-06-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 4TH WOODEN STAIR THREAD FROM BOTTOM UP AT 2ND STY PUBLIC STAIRCASE
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-03-27Agreement — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-12-06Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-02-05Agreement — from BANCO POPULAR DE P.R. to GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES
1991-02-05Mortgage $113,571 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to BANCO POPULAR DE P.R.$113,571
1991-02-05Mortgage assigned — from GREEN POINT SAVS BANK to BANCO POPULAR DE P.R.
1988
1988-12-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FLUE PIPE NOT COMPLETLY CONNECTED TO SMOKE BOX OF BOILER OF BOILER A AT BASE OF CHIMNEY.$150
1988-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 4 STY APT 6L VASQUEZ. LOCATED AT APT 6L
1988-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING 4 STY APT 6L KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 6L
1988-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOBS ENTRANCE TO 4 STY APT 6L. LOCATED AT APT 6L
1988-10-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK 4 STY APT 6L. LOCATED AT APT 6L
1988-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOORS SEALED FIRE ESCAPES AT REAR ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1987-12-05Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCS to PIONEER SVGS & LOANASSN
1987-09-30Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$150,000
1986
1986-10-20HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS PUBLIC HALL STAIR BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1986-08-04HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR 4 STY APT 6. , SECTION ''
1986-03-06Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOC to PIONEER S & L ASSOC$150,000
1986-03-06Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to YALAMAS, MARY
1981
1981-09-10HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS BOTTOM SASH KITCHEN 3RD STY APT 6. , SECTION '' ''
1981-09-10HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAKE OPERABLE ALL TOP & BOTTOM WOOD WINDOW SASH 3RD STY APT 6. , SECTION '' ''
1981-07-07HPD class A: § 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL OR VENT
1981-07-07HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALL NEAR STAIRS ALL STYS PUB HALL.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUITABLE TIGHT COVER FOR THE HANDHOLE OPENING OF TRAP CELLAR NORTH AND CENTER.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANES SECONDARY APT ENTRANCE DOOR 4 STY NORTH APT.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF LADDER 4 STY PUB HALL.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AL
1981-07-07HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
1981-07-07HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 60 WATT BULB WALL FIXTURE 4 STY PUB HALL.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE SADDLE DOOR VESTIBULE TO 1 STY PUB HALL.
1981-07-07HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN TREAD 6 UP FROM 4 STY PUB HALL STAIR TO BULKHEAD.
1980
1980-06-30Mortgage — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to YALAMAS MARY
1980-06-30Deed — from YALAMAS MARY to GOLDEN PEARL ASSOC