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972 5 Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01393 • Lot 0072 • Zip: 10075

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 972 5 Avenue, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10075
Block: 01393
Lot: 0072
BBL: 1013930072
Unified address ID: 1013930072

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R10 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 45 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 4.89
Max residential FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Miscellaneous - Foreign Government (Z4)
Year built: 1906
Last altered: 1987
Floors: 6
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 22,020 sq ft
Building dimensions: 40 ft x 93 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $13,908,000
Total assessment: $6,258,600
Land assessment: $3,501,000
Exempt total: $6,258,600
Assessment owner: REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

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

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

Hoodkit's own ranking, not the closest first

Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation Apr 29, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 10, 2025 $1,500,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB filing Oct 16, 2024 $99,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF MANUAL AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

2023

  1. DOB filing Oct 18, 2023 $325,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE AND INSTALL SPRINKLER HEADS AS SHOWN ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 25, 2023 $1,500,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 1, 2023 $4,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 29, 2022 $1

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 18, 2022 $1

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 13, 2022 $1

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. Permit issued Feb 2, 2022

    EW / SP

    CAPITOL FIRE SPRINKLER CO

2021

  1. ECB violation Apr 29, 2021 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EXPIRED PERMIT.AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF A 6 STORY OCCUPIED BUILDING,I OBSERVED A ...

  2. ECB violation Apr 29, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 2

    SIDEWALK SHED DOESN'T MEET COLOR SPECIFICATIONS.AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED A SIDEWALK SHED AT A 6 STORY OCCU...

  3. HPD violation Apr 1, 2021

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  4. HPD violation Apr 1, 2021

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  5. Permit issued Jan 29, 2021

    EW / SP

    CAPITOL FIRE SPRINKLER CO

2019

  1. Permit issued Nov 19, 2019

    EW / OT

    SHAWMUT WOODWORKING & SUP

  2. HPD violation Oct 25, 2019

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  3. Permit issued Oct 21, 2019

    AL

    SHAWMUT WOODWORKING & SUP

  4. Permit issued Jul 22, 2019

    EW / SP

    CAPITOL FIRE SPRINKLER CO

  5. DOB filing May 8, 2019 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A SCAFFOLD STAIR TOWER AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCC...

  6. Permit issued Apr 29, 2019

    AL

    SHAWMUT WOODWORKING & SUP

  7. DOB filing Apr 29, 2019 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILED HEREWITH IS A TENANT PROTECTION PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT. 121612816

  8. DOB filing Apr 29, 2019 $355,000

    Alteration Type I

    CONVERT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INTO THE OFFICES FOR THE CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY. CONSTRUCT INTERIOR NON...

  9. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    JVIOS-PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

    2017 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS (1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)

2018

  1. HPD violation Oct 5, 2018

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2017

  1. HPD violation Nov 6, 2017

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Sep 15, 2017

    JVIOS-PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

    2016 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)

  3. DOB violation Jan 3, 2017

    ACJ1-(PRIVATE RESIDENCE) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIO ISSUED TO PRIV RES ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

2016

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2016

    ACJ1-(PRIVATE RESIDENCE) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIO ISSUED TO PRIV RES ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

2013

  1. DOB filing May 8, 2013 $180,000

    Alteration Type II

    ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

2012

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2012

    JVIOS-PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

    2011 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)

2011

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2011

    JVIOS-PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

    2010 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS (1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)

1996

  1. ECB violation Feb 6, 1996 $500

    Hazardous

    FAILUE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT: ABOVE PREMISES HAS A GATE THAT SEEING IN WRONG WAY OF EGRESS & IS LOCKED WITH A KEY & LOT....

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
DIPLOMATIC MISSION/REPUBLIC OF FRANCE
972 FIFTH AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
Agent
DIPOMATIC MISSION FRANCE
972 FIFTH AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10021
HeadOfficer
GABRIEL PARDO
972 FIFTH AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
SiteManager
THOMAS MICHELON
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN WASHINGTON
MARCEL CHAVOZ
Owner
CULTURAL SERV. OF THE FRENCH EMB
ANTONIN BAUDRY
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
KEVIN PECK
Owner
CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH
ANTONIN BAUDRY
Owner
EMBASSY OF FRANCE-CULTURAL SERVI
JEAN RENE GEHAN
Owner
EMBASSY OF FRANCE CULTURAL SERVI
JEAN RENE GEHAN
Owner
EMBASSY OF FRANCE
JEAN RENE GEHAN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
Owner
PHOENIX SUTTON STR INC
Boonton, NJ, 07005
Owner
FRENCH EMBASSY
Wall Township, NJ, 07727
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
PARTY 2
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner