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1120 5 Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10128 BBL 1015050001 44 units · 15 floors · 1925

Despite past complaints, recent landlord activity indicates a low probability of future maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Upper East Side
At or below average
avg 7.7
0
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This building has 0 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Upper East Side average of 7.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 1120 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 1925
6 or more units
44 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.

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Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

1120 Fifth Avenue is a 15-story, 45-unit residential building constructed in 1925 in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood, currently owned by James Gallagher. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most recent incident occurring in June 2025 involving illegal or defective gas hook-up/piping, for which an Oath Violation was served. A serious construction incident occurred in November 2021 when welding operations on the 13th floor resulted in a window fire, leading to two Environmental Control Board violations related to construction safety and accident notification, though these were eventually resolved. The building was found to have unsafe facade conditions in February 2022 (per LL11/98), though records show subsequent inspections may have resolved this issue.

The property has had multiple inspection and compliance requirements to manage, including the need to file a benchmarking report of energy use (though this violation was dismissed), and multiple references to "swarm conditions" that were eventually dismissed as well. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past eight reporting periods from 2018 to 2024. Regular rodent inspections between 2010 and 2024 have consistently passed. The building has undergone several permitted construction activities between 2019 and 2021, primarily related to emergency work, suggesting ongoing maintenance and repair operations have been conducted during this period. Recent inspections, including one in late 2024, indicate improved compliance with various safety and maintenance requirements, though the 2025 gas-related violation suggests some ongoing infrastructure concerns.

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How 1120 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
91th percentile

Out of 3066 buildings in this neighborhood, 2790 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
81.3%
No serious
violations
16.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.3%
Many violations
(10+)
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Building characteristics
Total units44
Floors15
Year built1925
Gross area165,357 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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1120 5 Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
1120 Fifth Avenue Corporation
Address
99 Park Avenue 14th F
New York, NY 10016
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1120 5 Avenue event timeline

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2026
Permit Jun 03
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Plumbing
Permit Issued
Permit Apr 10
Initial Permit · Plumbing

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