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97 5 AVENUE

97 5 AVENUE · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1898
Residences≈ 28
Floors8
Building typeRental

A 8-story rental built in 1898, with approximately 28 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations7
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

In the Ladies' Mile Historic District historic district

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

This building sits in a Landmarks Preservation Commission historic district. Exterior work in a historic district generally requires LPC review.

LPC designation record · LPC designation record

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

8 major DOB filings (nearest: excavation or foundation about 179 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Dec 11 · M01307523

Subway about 3 minutes away

MTA

14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W) is about 862 ft from this building in a straight line (~3 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 15

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1898
Floors8
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 28
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1008460001
BIN1016109
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodChelsea
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers8
Mortgage records9
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building48
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales2
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

No records found

No records found

No Local Law 84 benchmarking disclosure was found for this building. Buildings below the benchmarking size threshold are not required to file.

Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkNot available
Historic districtLadies' Mile Historic District
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectRobert Maynicke
Primary styleneo-Renaissance
Primary materialBrick
Original useCommercial, store and lofts
Date range (as recorded)1897 - 1898
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC6-4M
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area2,950 sq ft
Built floor area ratio7.63
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category4
Building classD6
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block10
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft1
Within 250 ft6
Within 500 ft14
New building filings1
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.74 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

14 St-Union Sq~3 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 862 ft
14 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 1,211 ft
23 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 1,425 ft
23 St-Baruch College~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 · 1,621 ft
23 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines F M · 1,839 ft

Bus

5 AV/W 17 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M1 M2 M3 M55
5 AV/W 20 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M1 M2 M3 M55
W 14 ST/5 AV~3 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS
E 14 ST/UNION SQUARE WEST~3 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS

Citi Bike

E 16 St & 5 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 65 docks (published)
Broadway & E 19 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 99 docks (published)
E 15 St & 5 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 73 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Whole Foods Market~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,138 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 924 ft
CVS Pharmacy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,000 ft
CVS Pharmacy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,002 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,390 ft

Park

Union Square Park~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,037 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~3 min walk (approx.) · 712 ft
Unnamed place~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,216 ft

Ev Charging

Standard Parking 21 East 15th Street - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 583 ft
Icon Parking 16 W 16th Street - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 610 ft

Veterinarian

BluePearl~2 min walk (approx.) · 563 ft
Prism Veterinary Dentistry~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,109 ft

Clinic

Union Square Eye Care~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,096 ft
Mount Sinai-Union Square~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,153 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

The Clinton School~2 min walk (approx.) · 553 ft
Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance~3 min walk (approx.) · 695 ft
Sixth Avenue Elementary School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,116 ft
Harvest Collegiate High School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,200 ft

Daycare

THE EAST CHELSEA CHILDRENS WORKSHOP, INC.~1 min walk (approx.) · 292 ft
Rebecca School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,027 ft
LITTLE SCHOLARS LEARNING CENTER VII~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,110 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports16
PESTS OR RODENTS8
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY2
BUILDING CONDITION2
NOISE RESIDENTIAL2
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING2
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL