A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50. In ZIP 11217, 60% 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
14 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-24.
Active vacate order
6 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$904,252 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (13 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 (1920)
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)
155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC
Head officer
MARK LEVINE
Managing agent
APEX MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered
2026-01-28
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
$4,378,800
$1,970,460
2026
$3,503,000
$1,576,350
2027
$4,015,000
$1,806,750
The city's market estimate has fallen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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.
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
Union St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Sterling Pl & 5 Ave · 450 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.
7 311 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: $6,450,000 on
2022-03-15 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding LLC INC), covering 2 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
2022-03-15
Mortgage $6,450,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC; 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC INC
$6,450,000
2022-03-15
Agreement $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC
$8,550,000
2022-03-15
AL&R $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTTE FUNDING INC
$8,550,000
2021-04-27
Mortgage $91,381 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
$91,381
2021-04-27
Agreement $2,100,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC; 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
$2,100,000
2021-04-27
AL&R $2,100,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
$2,100,000
2021-04-19
Deed $4,225,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC
$4,225,000
2021-03-31
Sold for $4,225,000
$4,225,000
$704,167
2018-05-15
Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,200,000
2016-11-30
Mortgage $811,160 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$811,160
2016-11-30
Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,200,000
2016-11-30
Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,200,000
2013-05-01
Agreement $1,500,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
$1,500,000
2013-05-01
Mortgage $596,846 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
$596,846
2007-09-10
Mortgage $499,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$499,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
29
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
1
0
0
1
6
2018
0
1
4
1
2
8
2019
0
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
5
19
0
1
25
2021
17
2
4
6
0
29
2022
1
0
4
7
0
12
2023
1
2
4
0
1
8
2024
0
1
2
0
1
4
2025
0
1
4
0
2
7
2026
0
0
3
0
0
3
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2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-09-23Mortgage assigned — from CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., A NEW YOR to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2022-09-23AALR — from CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., A NEW YOR to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2022-09-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING RESTAURANT @ 1ST. FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$90,000
2022-03-15TL&R — from MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC to 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC
2022-03-15Mortgage assigned — from MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC
2022-03-15Mortgage $6,450,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC; 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC INC$6,450,000
2022-03-15Agreement $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC$8,550,000
2022-03-15AL&R $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTTE FUNDING INC$8,550,000
2022-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-03311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
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
2021
2021-12-14DOB violation C: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, AT 4TH FLOOR OF PREMISES, APARTMENT 4R OCCUPIED BY ONE MALE TENANT AND APARTMENT 4L OCCUPIED BY ONE FEMALE T
2021-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-01Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR EXISTING RESTAUTANT @ 1ST. FLOOR.$35,600
2021-10-27Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR EXISTING RESTAUTANT @ 1ST. FLOOR.$35,600
2021-09-16Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR EXISTING RESTAUTANT @ 1ST. FLOOR.$35,600
2021-08-10Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2021-08-02Job filed: SUBSEQUENCE FILING FOR SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION #B00503575$25,200
2021-07-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-06-29Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-06-29Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-06-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-06-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-06-23Job filed: PLUMBING WORK EXISTING 4 STORY FIRE DAMAGE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY$60,000
2021-06-23Job filed: PROPOSED REPAIR EXISTING 4 STORY FIRE DAMAGE BUILDING. PARTITION WORK AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING WORK TO BE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. NO CHANGES T$90,252
2021-06-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-06-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-06-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-05-28Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING RESTAURANT @ 1ST. FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$90,000
2021-05-28Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR EXISTING RESTAUTANT @ 1ST. FLOOR.$35,600
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4R
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 2L
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 2R
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 3L
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 3R
2020-02-11HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 4L
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APAR
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS PANES AT SKYLIGHT AT 4TH STY, PUBLIC HALL TO ROOF.
2020-01-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DECKING AND ASPHALT MATERIAL AT ROOF.
2020-01-24DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-23DOB violation C: DUE TO FIRE
2020-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-22FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2020-01-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-28Boiler inspection
2019-08-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2018-12-22DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-03311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-10-22Boiler inspection
2018-10-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-07-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2018-05-15Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$2,200,000
2018-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-06Boiler inspection
2017-08-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-23Job filed: INSTALLATION & MODIFICATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPA$4,000
2017-01-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-12-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING RESTAURANT @ 1ST FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY KITCHEN REPLACEMENT. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK INDICATE$198,700
2016-12-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING RESTAURANT @ 1ST FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY KITCHEN REPLACEMENT. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK INDICATE$198,700
2016-11-30Mortgage $811,160 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$811,160
2016-11-30Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$2,200,000
2016-11-30Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$2,200,000
2016-05-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-10-06HPD 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
2015-03-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013
2013-07-01TL&R — from CRUZ, JOHNNY DELA to GREENPOINT BANK
2013-05-01Mortgage satisfied — from RODRIGUEZ, FREDERICO; CRUZ, JOHNNY DELA to THE GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK; GREENPOINT BANK; NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
2013-05-01Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2013-05-01Agreement $1,500,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO$1,500,000
2013-05-01Mortgage $596,846 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO$596,846
2013-05-01Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2007-09-10Mortgage $499,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$499,000
2007-04-11CTOR — from 155 5TH AVENUE LLC to POVEDA, ANGELICA
2006
2006-07-01Mortgage satisfied — from DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY to FLUSHING SAVING BANK, FSB
2006-05-03Mortgage $500,000 — from 155 5TH AVE REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$500,000
2006-05-03Deed — from DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY to 155 5TH AVE REALTY, LLC
2004
2004-04-01Mortgage satisfied — from RODRIGUEZ, FEDERICO to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
2004-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORP. OF NEW YO
2003
2003-10-22Mortgage $200,000 — from JOHNNY DE LA CRUZ to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$200,000
2003-10-22AL&R — from JOHNNY DE LA CRUZ to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2002
2002-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, JOB FILED CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 301385999,NO CHANGE IN EGRESS,USE AND OC CUPANCY.$2,000
2002-09-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-09-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-09-10Job filed: Eating and drinking establishment in existing store. Installation of bathrooms, cooking equipment, sinks, new store front, new air conditioning unit. $66,000
2002-09-10Job filed: Eating and drinking establishment in existing store. Installation of bathrooms, cooking equipment, sinks, new store front, new air conditioning unit. $66,000
1999
1999-02-11Mortgage $20,000 — from DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $20,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-04-23Mortgage $18,222 — from CRUZ, JOHNNY DELA to GREENPOINT BANK$18,222
1996-04-23Agreement — from CRUZ, JOHNNY DELA to GREENPOINT BANK
1996-04-23Mortgage assigned — from CRUZ, JOHNNY DELA to GREENPOINT BANK
1995
1995-10-04Deed — from RODRIGUEZ, FEDERICO to DE LA CRUZ, JOHNNY
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-05-23Mortgage satisfied — from RODRIGUEZ, FREDERICO to CENTRAL FED S&L ASSN/NAS
1988-05-13Mortgage $155,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, FEDERICO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$155,000
1983
1983-05-24Mortgage $3,700 — from RODRIGUEZ, FREDERICO to CENTRAL FEDL S&L ASSN/NC$3,700
1981
1981-11-09Deed — from GONZALEZ LUCRECIO; GONZALEZ LUCRECIO L to RODRIQUEZ FEDERICO
1979
1979-02-13Deed — from GONZALEZ NELSON to GONZALEZ LUCRECIO
1974
1974-11-15Mortgage — from GONZALES NELSON to ZAGARIS MELANIE; ZAGARIS LOUIS
1974-11-15Deed — from 155 5TH AVE REALTY CORP to GONZALES NELSON
1973
1973-11-23Deed — from ORROS PETER; ORROS DIMITRA D to 155 5TH AVE RLTY CORP
1973-04-12Deed — from ZAGARIS LOUIS; ZAGARIS MELANI to ORROS DIMITRA D; ORROS PETER
1973-04-12Mortgage — from ORROS DIMITRA D; ORROS PETER to ZAGARIS MELANI; ZAGARIS LOUIS