Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

57 5 Ave

built 1910 · 4 stories · 5 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2B 3Apt 3AB 4

2 of this building’s 5 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

4 complaints, 2024–2025 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint
2018 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2018 Feb
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
1991 Jan
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

1 complaint, 2024
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
PestsApt 2B complaint

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class A · HPD violation
2018 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3AB class C · HPD violation
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class B · HPD violation
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class B · HPD violation
2018 Feb
General construction permit
1993 Mar
Doors and windows class B · never closed · HPD violation
Show 3 more
1993 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
1993 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
1990 Sep
Alteration permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

Older records on file
What has happened here
2009 May
Elevator never closed · DOB violation
1994 May
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed · DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

HPD violations

5 open: 4 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (3), doors and windows (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 3 older records from 1993 never closed. 1 further violation from 2026 was closed. 31 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 9 most recent are listed here

2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2018 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class A
2018 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3AB class C
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class B
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3AB class B
1993 Mar
Doors and windows class B · never closed
1993 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Show 1 more
1993 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

2 open: 1 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

2009 May
Elevator never closed
1994 May
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

4 heat or hot water, 1 doors or windows, 1 pests

2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, pestsApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

2018 Feb
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
1991 May
Sign permit
1991 Jan
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 2B complaint
1991 May
Sign permit

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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