A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
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.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Food Establishment (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (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 (1900)
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)
497 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
Head officer
ROSEMARY GRAHAM
Managing agent
497 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
Last registered
2025-11-01
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
$1,674,000
$753,300
2026
$2,009,000
$904,050
2027
$2,411,000
$1,084,950
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 12 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
14 St & 5 Ave · 500 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.
12 311 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
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2008-04-15
Agreement $442,928 — from 497 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC to BOWIE, ALLAN H
$442,928
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
18
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
0
0
5
2018
18
0
0
18
2019
5
1
0
6
2020
1
0
0
1
2021
2
0
0
2
2022
11
0
0
11
2023
3
0
0
3
2024
4
0
0
4
2025
5
0
1
6
2026
6
0
0
6
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2025-06-05HPD 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
2024
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-04-03HPD 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
2023
2023-11-20HPD 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
2023-10-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2023-03-20HPD 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
2022-05-28311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2022-05-06311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2022-04-09311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2022-02-18HPD 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
2022-02-18HPD 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
2022-01-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-04-05HPD 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
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
2020-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019
2019-10-28HPD 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
2019-07-12311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2019-05-23Mortgage satisfied — from 497 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to BOWIE, CLIFFORD
2018-10-12HPD 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
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
2016-12-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-11-01HPD 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
2015-10-06HPD 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
2015-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-12-27Job filed: INSTALL TWO AC CONDENSER UNITS ON THE EXTERIOR WALL. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2013-11-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-09-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-09-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2011
2011-09-24311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2008
2008-04-24Mortgage assigned — from BOWIE, ALLAN H to ALLAN H. BOWIE
2008-04-15Agreement $442,928 — from 497 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC to BOWIE, ALLAN H$442,928
2005
2005-11-28Job filed: SUBDIVIDE LOT #9 INT 3 TAX LOTS 9, 10AND 11 TAX LOTS (TO REMAIN ONE ZONING LOT) A - ALT I FILED FORBUILDINGS ON EACH TAX LOT UNDER JOB # 300837851, 30
2005-05-25Job filed: RENOVATE EATING & DRINKING PLACE FILED I N CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II #3018 7203 NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY$10,000
2004
2004-04-22Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING STORE AT 1 FLOOR TO EAT ING & DRINKING PLACE (U.G.6) NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE$30,000