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970 5 AVENUE

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970 5 Avenue

BBL 1013930001
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill · Manhattan
Floors
3.5
Built
1912
Area
31.1ksf
Units
0

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Address

PLUTO · DOF parcel identity
Property address
970 5 AVENUE
Alternate address(es)
1 East 78 St
Zip code
10075
Neighborhood
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Borough
Manhattan
Block & lot
01393-0001

Zoning & buildable

Lot 13,325 sf · R10 / R8B
Zoning district
R10 / R8B
Special district
PI
Limited height district
LH-1A
Landmark
INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK
PLUTO building class
W5
INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK — LPC approval required for any vertical expansion or significant alteration.
Limited Height District LH-1A — caps total building height regardless of FAR. Verify cap before underwriting any expansion.
Special District PI — district-specific bulk and use rules may override the base FAR analysis.

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Ownership

PLUTO · owner of record
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Ownership form
Other
Last recorded sale
None since 2000

Tenancy & use

PLUTO units + DHCR rent-stabilization roll
0residential unitsnon-stabilized
Residential sq. ft.
0
Commercial sq. ft.
31,089
PLUTO class
W5

Lot

PLUTO · DOF parcel geometry
Lot area
13,325 sf
Dimensions
82.2 × 150.0 ft
Position
Mid-block · north side
Front street
E 78 ST
D/F ratio
1.8 typical NYC block geometry

Financial

NYC Department of Finance · assessment + last recorded sale
Total assessment
$16.2M
Land value
$9.7M
Exempt
$16.2M($0 taxable)
$/sf (implied)
$520

Compliance

HPD & DOB · violations + complaints + jobs
Minor activity
0 open HPD violations · 0 open HPD complaints · 1 active DOB job
HPD violations (24 months)
0
DOB violations (24 months)
0
HPD complaints (24 months)
0
HPD complaints (open)
0
DOB jobs (24 months)
2
$2.0M in alteration permits over last 24 months

Provenance

Every datum on this page is sourced from public NYC + federal datasets, refreshed on the schedule below.
SourceWhat it coversLast refresh
PLUTONYC DCP · physical / zoning / ownership baselineJul 9, 2026
ACRISNYC DOF · deed + mortgage historyJul 9, 2026
HPDHousing Preservation & Development · violations + complaintsJul 9, 2026
DOBDepartment of Buildings · violations + permitsJul 9, 2026
DHCRRent Stabilization roll (through 2024)Jul 9, 2026
LPCLandmarks Preservation Commission · landmark statusnot loaded
FootprintNYC DoITT photogrammetric building polygonsnot loaded
Assembled at Jul 9, 2026. Discrepancies between sources reflect upstream-data quality, not assembly bugs — file in our quality tracker.

Data from NYC public records — Department of City Planning (PLUTO), ACRIS, HPD, DOB, DHCR and LPC. Presented for research; verify independently before relying on it.

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