28 5 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1923 elevator apartment building on 5 Avenue with 21 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

28 5 Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1005730039). The property is zoned R10, on a 14,174 sq ft lot, with 15 floors and 153 residential units. It was built in 1923. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 21 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1005730039
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Greenwich Village
Zoning district	R10
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	14,174 sq ft
Floors	15
Residential units	153
Year built	1923
FAR	11.91 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Greenwich Village Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

16 open Department of Buildings violations
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
4 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-03-06)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.