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511 5 Avenue, Manhattan

A 1917 office building on 5 Avenue with 28 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

511 5 Avenue is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012770069). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 7,735 sq ft lot, with 17 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1917. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 28 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1012770069
BoroughManhattan — Community District 5
NeighborhoodMidtown-Times Square
ZIP code10017
Zoning districtC5-3
Building classO6office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area7,735 sq ft
Floors17
Residential units2
Year built1917
FAR16.24 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 22 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 6 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,500 in penalties due
  • 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2025-03-12)

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.