Is 172 5th Ave rent stabilized?
172 5th Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan (10010). It has about 25 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 172 5th Avenue — or 172 5th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10010.
How this building compares
With about 25 apartments it sits near the middle of the 140 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, where the median building has 18. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 37 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 56 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 54 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square |
| ZIP | 10010 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 25 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1008240036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | THOR 172 FIFTH AVENUE LLC 99 PARK AVENUE #14TH F · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 37 open / 56 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 54 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 28, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 172 5th Ave rent stabilized?
172 5th Ave in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 172 5th Ave?
172 5th Ave (BBL 1008240036) has about 25 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.
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