Manhattan · Block 1274 · Lot 7504 · 10019

768 5 Avenue

19 floors · 163 apartments · 715,226 sq ft · built 1907 · class RM · owner of record: Unavailable Owner

60open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
65dto 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 65 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 65 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 81 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 715,226 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 186 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 186 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 309 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
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 1161 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2034) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2034
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 1274). Agency page

Dec 31, 2034
in 2987 days
Next due 2034
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10A) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2025 to Feb 21, 2027
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 4, 5, 6 or 9 are in sub-cycle 10A. DOB facade records for this building show $14,000 in late-filing or failure-to-file penalties. Agency page

On fileCycle 10 filing on record: UNSAFE (2025-10-03)

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 30, 2021Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES.NOTE:ATTHE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED DEFECTIVE FACADE EXPOSURE#1 EAST ELEVATION DEFECTIVE IS CORNICE:ERODED AND SPALLING CRACK AT 19TH FLOOR.EXPO
#35559954X
Oct 14, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
Aug 31, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. WEST ELEVATION; EXP #3, OBSERVED CRACKED MASONRY BRICK FACADE ON 11TH TO 18TH FLS ACCOMPANIED BY LOOSE BRICK PIECES ON 15TH FL AND SPALLED MASONRY
#35319573J
Dec 13, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 24, 2018Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO CONDUCT/FILE FINAL INSPECTION FOR COMPLETED WORK W/IN ONE YEAR OF PERMIT EXPIRATION FO JOB #120447258.NOTED:ALT II JOB#120447258 WHICH PERMIT EXPD 02/08/13 IS COMPLETE AND SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO PL
#35307780Y
Jun 14, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Jun 6, 2016Unknown CLASS - 1
UNAPPROVED,UNSAFE,UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT,APPARATUS,MATERIALS,DEVICES,APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE. THE ENTIRE APT #407 TEMPORARY OPEN WIRING ARE NOT PROPERLY SUPPORTED OPEN TEMPORARY WIRING ARE NOT PROP
#35159946N
Aug 4, 2016
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (13)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 22, 2022HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE)
CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED
#909992
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 21, 2022FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE)
CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS
#00397
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 15, 2021ELEVATOR

#9027/710906
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 1, 2020ELEVATOR

#9027/692394
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 18, 2019ELEVATOR

#9027/665822
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 28, 2018FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00079
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 21, 2018LANDMARK

#18-0799
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 6, 2016ELEVATOR

#9027/587242
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 7, 2016FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00071
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 27, 2015ELEVATOR

#9028/555582
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 30, 2011CONSTRUCTION

#0501MT
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 2, 2010ELEVATOR

#9028/354901
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 1, 2010ELEVATOR

#9028/349021
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (43)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 2, 2026Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Oct 2, 2026Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
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-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Aug 29, 2025Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Oct 11, 2024Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 11, 2024Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Sep 11, 2024Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 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 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Aug 11, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-CAT1-NJ
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Report
Active
Feb 22, 2022Facades FISPHAZ
CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED
Active
Feb 21, 2022Facades FISPFCS
CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS
Active
Nov 28, 2018AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Sep 7, 2016AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
Active
Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
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Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
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Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
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Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
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Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
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Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
Active
Oct 1, 2012Elevators JVIOS
Active
Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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Dec 13, 2011Elevators JVIOS
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HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 2, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test ReportOpen
Oct 2, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection ReportOpen

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City records as of Oct 27, 2026, 1:39 AM ET. BBL 1012747504.

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