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5 East 47 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01283 • Lot 0007 • Zip: 10017

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 5 East 47 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10017
Block: 01283
Lot: 0007
BBL: 1012830007
Unified address ID: 1012830007

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-2.5 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,510 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 5.59
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 12
Max facility FAR: 12
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1916
Last altered: 1984
Floors: 7
Total units: 7
Residential units: 0
Building area: 14,025 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 74 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: LIBERTY GRAND CENTRAL REALTY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $5,580,000
Total assessment: $2,511,000
Land assessment: $434,250
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: WALSAM 47TH ST LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. Permit issued Jun 9, 2026

    PL / PL

    BEST PLUMBING & HVAC INC

  2. Permit issued May 28, 2026

    AL

    NJL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 29, 2025 $20,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 29, 2025 $50,010

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. Sale Oct 23, 2025 $9,400,000

    Changed hands

    5 EAST 47TH STREET

  4. Sale Oct 23, 2025 $9,400,000

    Changed hands

    5 EAST 47TH STREET

  5. DOB filing Oct 3, 2025 $149,200

    Alteration Type II

2020

  1. DOB filing Sep 18, 2020 $40,350

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE REPAIRS TO COMPLY WITH LL11/1998. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 10, 2020 $1

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. Permit issued Mar 16, 2020

    EW / OT

    COLGATE RESTORATION CORP

  4. ECB violation Feb 13, 2020 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REQUIRED CYCLE 8C REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALLS & APPURT...

2019

  1. ECB violation Aug 20, 2019 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    PEDESTRIAN PROTECTIONS DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION 3307.6.4.8.1. NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED NO LIGHTS...

  2. ECB violation Aug 20, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS. NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED IN PLACE...

  3. ECB violation Aug 20, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION AS PER 3307.6.4.8.2. NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED SID...

  4. Permit issued Jul 25, 2019

    EW / OT

    COLGATE RESTORATION CORP

  5. DOB NOW filing Jun 26, 2019 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2015

  1. DOB violation Nov 3, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. Sale Aug 31, 2015 $18,324,528

    Changed hands

    5 EAST 47TH STREET

  3. Permit issued Aug 27, 2015

    PL / PL

    JOHNNY'S P&H CONTRAC INC

  4. Permit issued Jun 26, 2015

    PL / PL

    PETER PLUMBING ASSOC. INC

  5. DOB filing Jun 16, 2015 $21,350

    Alteration Type II

    DEMOLITION AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS, EXTENDING DUCT WORK FOR AC SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGE OF...

  6. DOB filing Apr 21, 2015 $1,500

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.

  7. DOB filing Apr 3, 2015 $19,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXIST'G STORE. INSTALLATION OF NEW PIZZA OVEN, HOT PASTA TABLE AND HOOD. , SPRINKLER HEAD WORK. NO CHAN...

  8. DOB filing Mar 18, 2015 $4,715

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING ON THE STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

  9. DOB violation Mar 10, 2015

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BORO-COMM HAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF IMMEDIATELY STOP WORK OPRDER

2013

  1. DOB violation Apr 5, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB violation May 3, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB violation Jun 24, 2011

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2010

  1. DOB violation Sep 21, 2010

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. ECB violation Jan 27, 2010 $800

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE AN ARCHITECT/ENGINEER REPORT/CERTIFYONG EXIT/DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ARE CONNECTED TO EMERGENCY POWER SOURC...

2009

  1. ECB violation Sep 9, 2009 $2,400

    CLASS - 1

    NO RECORD OF DAILY INSPECTION OF SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD PERFORM BY AUTHORIZED PERSONS AT SITE. NOTED: NO MAINTENANCE LOG ...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
WALTER & SAMUELS, INC.
MEL FERRELL
Owner
WALSAM 47TH ST, LLC
ERNEST FARACI
Owner
NA
BOBBY SMALHEISER
Owner
FIRST EDITION COMPOSITE INC.
ROBERT SMALHESEN
Owner
FIRST EDITION EDITING INC.
BOBBY SMALHEISEC
Owner
BLUE FLOWER
BRUCE LIM
Owner
1ST EDITION
ROBERT SMALHEISER
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Liberty Grand Central Realty LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
Owner
PR
BRONX, NY, 10453
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE
2101 GATEWAY CENTRE BLVD
SUITE 100
MORRISVILLE, NC, 27560
ASSIGNOR
2115 LINWOOD AVE
FORT LEE, NJ, 07024
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
CORPORATION
1441 PRESIDENT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
5 EAST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
REGIONAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CORP
400 ALEXANDER PARK STE 200
PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
26 FEDERAL PLAZA #3100
NEW YORK, NY, 10278
PARTY 2
REGIONAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
400 ALEXANDER PARK SUITE 200
PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
CORPORATION
1441 PRESIDENT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner