Manhattan · Block 1292 · Lot 7501 · 10022

721 5 Avenue

58 floors · 230 apartments · 626,594 sq ft · built 1983 · class RM · owner of record: Gmac Commercial Mortgage

22open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
4HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
64dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 64 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 64 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 80 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 626,594 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 185 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 185 days
Annual filing
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 308 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. DOB facade records for this building show $27,000 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 847 days
Filing window not open yet
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 5 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1160 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2032) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2032
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 1292). Agency page

Dec 31, 2032
in 2256 days
Next due 2032

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 20, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. NOTE: OBJECTED AT EXPOSURE 1(WEST ELEVATION) 2 CRACKED WINDOW PANELS, BETWEEN FLOOR 1-4, WITH SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE. AT EXPOSURE 4(SOUTH ELE) ALSO OBSER
#35684088L
Mar 20, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$0
Dec 27, 2017Construction CLASS - 2
ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. NOTED: PREMISES IS A MULTI-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH EXPIRED TEMP C OF O 101678864T-6 WITH EXPIRATION DATE JUNE 30, 2003. NUMEROUS
#35294879Y
Sep 27, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 20, 2006Zoning Hazardous
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A CPC SPECIAL PERMIT C 790143 25M CONDITION WASBASED ON DRAWING A-4 FIRST FLR/LOBBY LEVEL REV. 1/17/83. IN THAT: A)THE COVERED PEDESTRIAN SPACE IS NOW OCCUPIED BY A SALES COUNTER
#34505319R
Jun 5, 2008
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (7)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 23, 2019CONSTRUCTION
BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER TO APPLICATION #140718640, DOB HAS NOT RECEIVED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION.
#19-00932
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 26, 2008CONSTRUCTION

#0502KP
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
Jan 14, 2008ELEVATOR

#9011/23357
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 20, 2006ELEVATOR

#9011/154345
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 19, 2006ELEVATOR

#9011/164542
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 22, 2005ELEVATOR

#90111138795
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 20, 2004CONSTRUCTION

#0502M
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (8)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 2, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Aug 25, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Aug 25, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Aug 25, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
HPD (4) · C 4 · B 0 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 5, 2026CApt 40B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 11, 2026
Oct 5, 2026CApt 40B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 11, 2026
Oct 5, 2026CApt 40B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 11, 2026
Oct 5, 2026CApt 40B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 11, 2026

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 5, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 5, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 5, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 5, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40B, 39th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen

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City records as of Oct 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET. BBL 1012927501.

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