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553 5 Ave

Manhattan, NY 10017Company-ownedBBL 1012810069BIN 1035401
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1955
Floors19
Units21
Building Area206,378 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassO6
Market Value$81.6M

553 5 AVE is a property located at 553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use. The building was constructed in 1955. It has 19 floors and 21 units. The building area is 206,378 square feet on a 14,175 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $81.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 541 building permits on record (408 active). There are 155 violations on record (6 currently open). 28 docketed judgments carrying $6,475 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

1,101records on file
57Energy Star

Completed in 1955, 553 5 Ave rises 19 stories over New York. Public records put it at 21 units and 206,378 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $81.6M, and assessed for tax at $36.7M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,101 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 541 of its 1,101 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (203) and violation (155) trail well behind. 6 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 57, with a site energy-use intensity of 57.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,444 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% permit, 60 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.

$81.6M of New York, written across 1,101 government filings.

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Property Details

Address553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017
Building TypeOffice - Loft/Mixed Use
O6
Year Built1955
Floors19
Total Units21
Building Area206,378 sqft
Lot Size14,175 sqft
ZoningC5-3
1012810069
1035401
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$81.6M
$36.7M
$7M

Building Permits

541 on record · 408 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 8, 2025Est. cost $2KJob #M01273313-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 8, 2025Est. cost $2KJob #M01273313-I1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 18, 2025Job #460154
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 6, 2025Job #460152
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 26, 2025Est. cost $1.2MJob #M00922759-I1
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Violations

155 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,475
Judgments · 28 docketed
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 16, 2026Balance $200Ticket #0891061106
THERMOMETER NOT PROVIDED, PROPERLY CALIBRATED, OR ACCESSIBLE FOR USE
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 16, 2026Balance $25Ticket #0891061115
ITEMS NOT IN OR UNDER CART EXCEPT WASTE CONTAINER
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 16, 2026Balance $250Ticket #0891061142
HOT TCS FOOD NOT HELD AT OR ABOVE 140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $1,300Ticket #000926340N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000852155M
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 17, 2024#37028862Z

A. C. 27-929.1, FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN AN OFFICE BUILDING 100 FEET OR MOR

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 28, 2023#37025435K

A.C.27-929.1,FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN AN OFFICE BUILDING 100' OR MORE IN HE

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 30, 2021#37020813X

27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN AN OFFICE BUILDING 100FT OR MORE IN HEIGH

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 15, 2019#37016563K

27-929.1 A.C. 27-929.1,FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL BY 7/1/19,IN AN OFFICE BUILDIN

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DOB LegacyLocal Law 26/04
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 3, 2019#2381745

FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

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+ 150 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 553 5 AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 was constructed in 1955. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use with 19 floors and 21 units. The building area is 206,378 sqft.

Are there building permits at 553 5 AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 541 building permits on record, with 408 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 (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 8, 2025.

Does 553 5 AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 155 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 132 DOB, 23 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 553 5 AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 28 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,475. 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 553 5 AVE?

553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has an assessed market value of $81.6M and a total assessed value of $36.7M (land: $7M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 553 5 AVE?

553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 is zoned C5-3. 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 553 5 AVE?

553 5 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 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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