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$7,549
521 E 5th St Unit 2AB
New York, NY, 10009
View more New York, NY property pages3Beds
2Baths
1,000Sqft
$8$/sqft
Market Insights
Below nearby median-11%
$8/sqft vs a nearby median of $9/sqft.
Nearby median$9/sqft
Nearby properties8
Property size1,000 sqft
- -11% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
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- 1,000 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
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Listing Details
- Days on market
- 10 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- May 3, 2026
- Photos
- 14 photos
- Property type
- apartment
- Status
- for rent
Photos
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1900
- Stories
- 5
- Total units
- 18
- Residential units
- 18
- Building area
- 6,870 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,425 sqft
- Land use
- Multi-family walk-up buildings
- Building class
- C4
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$7,549for rent
Public Records
DOB violations2 open
8 total recorded against the building
HPD violations3 open
55 total recorded
ACRIS documents28
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)21,997
Top: noise - residential
Top complaint types in ZIP 10009
- Noise - Residential2,893
- HEAT/HOT WATER2,542
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk1,680
- Illegal Parking1,476
- Encampment1,246
Recent DOB
- May 11, 2022V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE
- May 11, 2022V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE
- Dec 13, 2011V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED
- Jan 3, 2008V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
Recent HPD
- May 5, 2025Class B · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER ESCUTCHEN PLATE AT STEAM RISER AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT A0, 1st STORY, 1st AP...
- May 5, 2025Class C · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A0, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
- May 5, 2025Class B · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER ESCUTCHEN PLATE AT STEAM RISER AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT A0, 1st STORY, 1st AP...
- May 5, 2025Class B · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER ESCUTCHEN PLATE AT STEAM RISER AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT A0, 1st STORY, 1st AP...
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.