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178 5 Ave

Manhattan, NY 10010Company-ownedBBL 1008240039BIN 1015563
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1862
Floors5
Units15
Building Area15,500 sqft
ZoningC6-4M
ClassC7
Market Value$6.5M

178 5 AVE is a property located at 178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010. The building was constructed in 1862. It has 5 floors and 15 units. The building area is 15,500 square feet on a 3,710 sqft lot. The property is zoned C6-4M. The assessed market value is $6.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 81 building permits on record (55 active). There are 53 violations on record (23 currently open). 23 docketed judgments carrying $7,300 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

357records on file

Completed in 1862, 178 5 Ave rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 15 units and 15,500 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C6-4M. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.5M, and assessed for tax at $2.9M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 357 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 81 of its 357 records, fully 23%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (68) and enforcement (64) trail well behind. 23 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2003.

Read together — 23% permit, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$6.5M of New York, written across 357 government filings.

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Property Details

Address178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010
C7
Year Built1862
Floors5
Total Units15
Building Area15,500 sqft
Lot Size3,710 sqft
ZoningC6-4M
1008240039
1015563
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$6.5M
$2.9M
$309K

Building Permits

81 on record · 55 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 19, 2024Job #439964
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 16, 2024Est. cost $48KJob #M00887463-P2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 16, 2024Est. cost $48KJob #M00887463-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 12, 2024Est. cost $14KJob #M00887471-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 14, 2024Est. cost $120KJob #M00831893-I1
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Violations

53 on record · 23 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$7,300
Judgments · 23 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Ticket #048652812Z
IMPROPER RECEPTACLE ALL BUSINESSES 1ST
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2024Balance $75Ticket #0217623057
PUBLIC URINATION 1ST OFFENSE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2024Balance $2,000Ticket #014090184L
SIGN, POSTINGS, NOTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $1,000Ticket #014032585R
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2021Balance $2,000Ticket #011757614X
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Feb 24, 2022#14931082

§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS AS REQUIRED (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 8, 2019#2407813

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 6, 2018#2262702

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 19, 2007#7023190

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BOTTOM WINDOW SASHES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 19, 2007#7023191

SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 178 5 AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 was constructed in 1862. with 5 floors and 15 units. The building area is 15,500 sqft.

Are there building permits at 178 5 AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 81 building permits on record, with 55 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Sep 19, 2024.

Does 178 5 AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 53 violations on record, with 23 currently open. Breakdown: 21 DOB, 9 ECB, 23 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 178 5 AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 23 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $7,300. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 178 5 AVE?

178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has an assessed market value of $6.5M and a total assessed value of $2.9M (land: $309K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 178 5 AVE?

178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 is zoned C6-4M. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 178 5 AVE?

178 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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