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681 5 Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01289 • Lot 0072 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 681 5 Avenue, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01289
Lot: 0072
BBL: 1012890072
Unified address ID: 1012890072

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,250 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 42 ft x 125 ft
Built FAR: 11.2
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1913
Last altered: 1987
Floors: 12
Total units: 11
Residential units: 0
Building area: 58,824 sq ft
Building dimensions: 42 ft x 125 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 681 FIFTH AVENUE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $115,272,000
Total assessment: $51,872,400
Land assessment: $3,780,000
Exempt total: $11,457,450
Assessment owner: 681 FIFTH AVENUE LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 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. Sale May 27, 2026 $1,910,754

    Changed hands

    681 5 AVENUE

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 5, 2026 $2,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Jan 9, 2026 $655,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. ECB violation Nov 24, 2025 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR INSTALLATION ON SITE - EXPIRED PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION PREMISES UNDER PERMI...

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 17, 2025 $655,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 15, 2025 $0

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing May 8, 2025 $269,549

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 14, 2025 $156,061

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB violation May 3, 2024

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2023

  1. ECB violation Aug 23, 2023 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    13 STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED AT EARLY MORNING HOURS(5:07AM) NEEDLE BEAM SIDEWALK SHED(SWS) INSTALLED AT EXP1 AND 2 W...

  2. ECB violation Jul 11, 2023 $2,530

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED INSTALLED ON EXPOSURE #1 WITH INOPERABLE LIGHT BULBS UNDERSIDE THE SHE...

2022

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2022

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  2. DOB violation Aug 3, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB violation Jun 1, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  4. DOB violation Feb 11, 2022

    FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

2021

  1. DOB filing Dec 7, 2021 $0

    Place of Assembly

  2. DOB filing Jul 15, 2021 $452,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVE AND CONSTRUCT INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND HUNG CEILINGS ON 6TH FLOOR (CONSTRUCTION) FOR 'PROPER C...

  3. DOB filing Mar 29, 2021 $473,980

    Alteration Type II

    DEMOLISH AND INSTALL MECH/HVAC EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND PLUMBING FIXTURES PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN OCCUP...

  4. Permit issued Feb 10, 2021

    EW / OT

    GANNON CONTRACTING LLC

2020

  1. Permit issued Dec 11, 2020

    EW / OT

    GANNON CONTRACTING LLC

  2. DOB violation Dec 8, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. Permit issued Nov 13, 2020

    EW / SP

    ACCURATE MECHANICAL INC

  4. DOB filing Nov 13, 2020 $49,990

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER PLANS FILED. CONSTRUCTION FLOORS 12 AND 13 CORRESPOND TO MARKETING FLOO...

  5. Permit issued Oct 22, 2020

    EW / OT

    TRI-STAR CONSTRUCTION COR

  6. Permit issued Apr 1, 2020

    EW / MH

    TRI-STAR CONSTRUCTION COR

  7. Permit issued Mar 31, 2020

    EW / OT

    TRI-STAR CONSTRUCTION COR

2019

  1. ECB violation Nov 15, 2019 $620

    CLASS - 2

    27-929.1 A.C. 27-929.1,FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL...

  2. DOB filing May 15, 2019 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    Repairing, painting and maintaining existing fire escape as indicted on the plans filed herewith. No change in use, e...

  3. DOB filing May 14, 2019 $36,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER PLANS FILED. CONSTRUCTION FLOORS 12,13 AND PH CORRESPOND TO MARKETING ...

2009

  1. ECB violation Nov 24, 2009 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #8071 NOTED CELLAR SUB BEING USED FOR RENTAL SPACE...

  2. ECB violation Jul 21, 2009 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    70B7.70Y13.70 PROVIDE A COMPLETE PARTITION BETWEEN PITS OF UNEQUAL DEPTH REMOVE WATER SEAL LEAK

2005

  1. Sale Nov 29, 2005 $86,000,000

    Changed hands

    681 5 AVENUE

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
681 FIFTH AVENUE,LLC
ROBERT SIEGAL
Owner
681 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC
ROBERT SIEGEL
Owner
681 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
ROBERT SIEGEL
Owner
Fortunoff
Carmine Auletta
Owner
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silver
Andrea Fortunoff
Owner
FORTUNOFF JEWELRY INC
AULETTA CARMINE
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WILLIAM LAFFEY
Owner
681 FIFTH AVENUE
ROBERT SIEGEL
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC.
ARPINE AROYAN
Owner
DPC NEW YORK, INC
CHRISTOPHER PEPE

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
KITON BUILDING CORPORATION
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
Owner
Colliers Internatonal
Warkwick, NY, 10990
Owner
COLLIERS
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
Owner
BSD 685 NEW YORK PROPCO LLC
Wall Township, NJ, 07727
Owner
PR
ASTORIA, NY, 11106
Owner
PROPER CLOTH INC.
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
110 WEST 57TH STREET
4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
GRANTEE/BUYER
200 S. BISCAYNE BLVD.
SUITE 3550
MIAMI, FL, 33131
PARTY ONE
C/O METROPOLE REALTY ADVISORS, INC
681 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 1
125 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
ASSIGNOR
390 GREENWICH STREET, 7TH FLOOR,
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
ASSIGNEE
9062 OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD
COLUMBIA, MD, 21045
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
550 SOUTH TRYON STREET, 12TH FLOOR, MAC D1086-120
CHARLOTTE, NC, 28202
PARTY 2
390 GREENWICH STREET, 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
PARTY 2
601 WEST 26TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner