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20 5 Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10011 BBL 1005720038 107 units · 17 floors · 1940

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Greenwich Village
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 20 5 Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1940
6 or more units
107 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 20 5 Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
11th percentile

Out of 451 buildings in this neighborhood, 50 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
34.2%
No serious
violations
55.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
10.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Building characteristics
Total units107
Floors17
Year built1940
Gross area126,414 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

20 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011
2 West 9th St, New York, NY 10011
Who's behind the building

20 5 Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
20 Fifth Avenue LLC
Address
1185 Sixth Avenue 10th F
New York, NY 10036
Landlord portfolio

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