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5 Buchanan Pl

Bronx, NY 10453Company-ownedBBL 2031960086BIN 2014223
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1941
Floors6
Units51
Building Area54,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD1
Market Value$1.6M

5 BUCHANAN PL is a property located at 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1941. It has 6 floors and 51 units. The building area is 54,000 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $1.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 22 building permits on record (9 active). There are 197 violations on record (54 currently open). 4 docketed judgments 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

982records on file
57Energy Star

Completed in 1941, 5 Buchanan Pl rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 51 units and 54,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.6M, and assessed for tax at $739K. In the 86 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 982 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 584 of its 982 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Violation (197) and inspection (119) trail well behind. 54 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 57, with a site energy-use intensity of 82.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 353 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 59% complaint, 86 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.6M of Bronx, written across 982 government filings.

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Property Details

Address5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1941
Floors6
Total Units51
Building Area54,000 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
2031960086
2014223
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.6M
$739K
$44K

Building Permits

22 on record · 9 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 22, 2025Est. cost $44KJob #X01116080-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 8, 2025Est. cost $9KJob #X01081994-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 6, 2025Job #X01115644-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 10, 2025Est. cost $90KJob #X00880258-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Dec 17, 2024Job #X01156922-I1-EL

Installation of 200 amp service for Verizon wireless cell site

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Violations

197 on record · 54 open
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Ticket #035686155L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Ticket #035683776K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2020Ticket #011698733L
STORAGE, ACCUMULATION AND REMOVAL OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL AND WASTE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2012Ticket #011230783X
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 12, 2026#18782919

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF REGLAZING AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
FALSE CERTIFICATION
Issued Apr 12, 2026#18782922

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT VESTIBULE DOOR (FROM VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL) , 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Mar 10, 2026#18708395

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Mar 10, 2026#18708398

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Mar 10, 2026#18708397

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st RADIATOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx built?

The building at 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 was constructed in 1941. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 51 units. The building area is 54,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx?

Yes. 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 has 22 building permits on record, with 9 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Oct 22, 2025.

Does 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 has 197 violations on record, with 54 currently open. Breakdown: 20 DOB, 15 ECB, 162 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 5 BUCHANAN PL?

5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 has an assessed market value of $1.6M and a total assessed value of $739K (land: $44K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 5 BUCHANAN PL?

5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 is zoned R7A. 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 5 BUCHANAN PL?

5 BUCHANAN PL, Bronx, NY 10453 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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