Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · Manhattan · BBL 1008500075
159 5 Avenue
Also recorded as 159-161 5 Avenue
~37k SF of theoretical capacity — feasibility needs verification.
- Use
- Store building
- Floors
- 6
- Built
- 1862
- Zoning
- C6-4M · built FAR 6.08 of 10
- Building
- 57,440 SF
- Lot
- 9,450 SF
- Assessed
- $24,324,750
What changed
Recorded and self-reported changes detected June 3, 2026 → September 1, 2026 · derived September 1, 2026
No qualifying recorded change was detected for this building in Atlas's change-detection window (June 3, 2026 → September 1, 2026). This is a detection result, not a stability claim. Standing conditions may predate the window.
Ownership
- Owner of record
- Shefa Land Corp
- Last deed
- Recorded October 15, 1973, no stated consideration (price not public) · from Albert, Jack, Albert, Samuel a/k/a, Netter, Ida · to Shefa Land Corp · held ~53 years (derived from the deed date)
- State filing
- Domestic Business Corporation · formed September 5, 1972 · NYS DOS
2 individuals named on file (HPD, DOB or state filings). Sign in to see them.
Sources & vintages
- DCP MapPLUTO / DOF assessment roll: owner of record · PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline): the recorded owner, often an entity; never beneficial ownership
- ACRIS: recorded deed · ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
- HPD multiple-dwelling registration: principals as filed · 2026-07-30: self-reported annual filing; names and roles only
- NYS DOS Active Corporations: entity filing · 2026-07-30: LLCs file no members; corporations may name a chairman/CEO
Recorded debt
Last recorded mortgage: October 15, 1973 (satisfied November 17, 1994; no replacement recorded in the document window; ACRIS records the instrument, not its maturity)
- November 17, 1994 Mortgage satisfied
- January 24, 1994 Mortgage assigned
- February 20, 1980 Mortgage assigned
- October 7, 1977 Mortgage assigned
- October 15, 1973 Mortgage
Sources & vintages
- ACRIS: recorded mortgage instruments · ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline): ACRIS carries no maturity date
Open recorded matters
Open violations: 19 DOB · 4 ECB · latest May 6, 2022
Sources & vintages
- DOB / ECB / HPD: open violations · PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline)
- DOF: lien-sale eligibility list · as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
- ACRIS judgments · DOB FISP/LL11 facade filings · as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
Freshness
- PLUTO (lot, building, zoning, owner of record)PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline)
- ACRIS (deeds, mortgages, judgments)ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
- HPD / DOB / DOS filings (principals)2026-07-30
- Atlas change detection2026-09-01 · window 2026-06-03 → 2026-09-01
Everything on this page is drawn from the digitized public record for this lot. Where a section shows nothing, Atlas has no digitized record of that kind for this building.