1309 5 Avenue, Manhattan
A 1974 elevator apartment building on 5 Avenue with 121 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
1309 5 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016160001). The property is zoned C1-9, on a 81,805 sq ft lot, with 34 floors and 611 residential units. It was built in 1974. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 121 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1016160001 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 11 |
| Neighborhood | East Harlem (South) |
| ZIP code | 10029 |
| Zoning district | C1-9 |
| Building class | D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 81,805 sq ft |
| Floors | 34 |
| Residential units | 611 |
| Year built | 1974 |
| FAR | 8.31 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 3 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,500 in penalties due
- 116 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-02-21)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.