Is 97 5th Ave rent stabilized?
97 5th Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan (10003). It has about 28 apartments, built in 1898.
Also written as 97 5th Avenue — or 97 5th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 28 apartments it is larger than 60% of the 140 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square. It went up in 1898, 22 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 42 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 84 violations on record at the address, 22 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 15 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1898 |
| Apartments | 28 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1008460001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 97 5TH AVENUE LLC 900 THIRD AVE #22ND F · NY, NY 10022 |
| Managing agent | BLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 42 open / 84 total · 15 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 101 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 97 5th Ave rent stabilized?
97 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, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 97 5th Ave?
97 5th Ave (BBL 1008460001) has about 28 residential apartments and was built in 1898, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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