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5 East 196th Street

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Built
1941
Units
50
Owner of record
5 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
Open HPD violations
5
HPD records on file
221

Violations at 5 East 196th Street

221 on record
2026-08-10Class COpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCAFFOLDING SECURED TO SIX STORY BALCONY WITH ROPES AT SECOND FIRE ESCAPE FROM EAST AT SOUTH AT FIRE ESCAPE

HPD · 510 · Record 19128531
2026-08-10Class COpen

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12.

HPD · 791 · Record 19128530
2026-06-10Class AOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 301, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

HPD · 508 · Record 18993329
2026-02-12Class COpen

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT EVIDENCE OF RAT(DROPPINGS) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 101, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''EAST''

HPD · 567 · Record 18640315
2026-01-10Class CDismissed

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM

HPD · 672 · Record 18562170

Who owns 5 East 196th Street?

Owner of record: 5 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 5 East 196th Street

Recorded residential units: 50. Recorded year built: 1941. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.

This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.

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  1. 01Overall grade and scores by category
  2. 02Details for all 221 HPD violations
  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections