The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-12.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Graffiti (1).
Filed construction activity
$2,987 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 (1927)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
5309 5TH AVENUE LLC
Head officer
MIGUEL HERNANDEZ
Managing agent
HERNCO, LLC
Last registered
2025-07-09
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
$933,000
$419,850
2026
$1,041,000
$468,450
2027
$1,218,000
$548,100
The city's market estimate has risen
31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 54 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
53 St & 5 Ave · 150 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.
4 311 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.
2018-10-19Job filed: ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,987
2018-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT 1ST FL STORE(FRONT)ERECTED/INSTALLED ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGN/LETTERING(AMAN)AT 2ND FL ERECTED/INSTA
2018-07-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-07-16FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2018-06-18ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SIGNS INSTALLED WITHOUT APERMIT.(1)BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN(ACCESSORY)WITH THE WORDING
2018-04-26311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-25Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-11Deed — from HERNCO, LLC to 5309 5TH AVENUE LLC
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-09-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-01-27311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2013
2013-04-22311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-05-09Job filed: UP-DATE EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND HOOD TO CORRECT VIOLATION ISSUED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.$12,000
2011
2011-02-28311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2010
2010-12-12HPD 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
2010-09-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-04-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-02-11311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-12-18Job filed: APPLICATION TO CORRECT VIOLATION #VPM111709C07AA2. OBTAIN PERMIT TO RESTORE PROPERTY TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$1,500
2009-12-18Job filed: APPLICATION TO CORRECT VIOLATION #VPM111709C07AA2. OBTAIN PERMIT TO RESTORE PROPERTY TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$1,500
2009-11-17ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. ILLEGAL WORK NOTED: ILLEGAL WORK NOTED: AT 3RD & 4TH FLR,EXTRA ENTRANCE DOOR BEEN ADDED IN EACH FLR (3RD & 4TH) T$500