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553 5 Ave

Manhattan, NY 10017Company-ownedBBL 1012810069BIN 1035401
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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 624 building permits on record (424 active). There are 169 violations on record (17 currently open). 29 docketed judgments carrying $6,930 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

1,090records 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 1,090 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 624 of its 1,090 records, fully 57%, fall under that one heading. Violation (169) and enforcement (121) trail well behind. 17 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 — 57% 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 1,090 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

624 on record · 424 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

169 on record · 17 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,930
Judgments · 29 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 Sep 30, 2026Balance $455Ticket #000983964M
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $1,300Ticket #000926340N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202312-0003727

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Report

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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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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0006971

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202012-0008149

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202112-0006806

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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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 624 building permits on record, with 424 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 169 violations on record, with 17 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB Safety, 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 29 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,930. 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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