A pre-war Fifth Avenue co-op with a clean bill of health from the city, but a recent and very specific complaint pattern.
This is a 60-unit co-op built in 1926. The city’s records show no open housing-code or buildings-department violations, which for a co-op of this vintage suggests issues are resolved internally. Three things to know:
The city's record on this building is spotless. No open housing or building violations are on file. In a co-op, this typically means the board and managing agent are handling maintenance and repairs without city intervention. For a building approaching its hundredth birthday, that's a sign of proactive management.
Something specific happened on the street in April 2026. A tight, two-day cluster of seven 311 complaints about vehicle idling and air quality popped up in mid-April. This isn't random noise; it's a specific event. It could be anything from a film shoot to a street festival, but someone in the building got annoyed enough to call 311 repeatedly.
This is a quiet building, but not a silent one. The sales history shows a healthy market, with one unit trading in the last year. Otherwise, the 311 complaint log shows typical city life: a couple of complaints about sanitation truck noise, one about a loud party in the summer of 2025, and one for a blocked crosswalk.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
1170 5th Avenue is a 60-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016040001). This building is associated with 1170 Fifth Avenue Corp. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1926, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on July 16, 2026 for $2,550,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 9D at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($154K, latest 2014), last sold in 2026 for $2.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Wasserstrom, Cara & Myerson, Charles.
Unit 5C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($90K, latest 2006), last sold in 2025 for $2.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Seeger, Arley & Seeger, Laura.
Unit 4A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $3.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Tolles-Rogers, Thayer & Rogers, Theodore.
Unit 8B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $3.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Mcchesney Shaw, Meredith.
Unit 10A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Irvine D. Flinn, Trustee & The Irvine D. Flinn Revocable Trust.
Unit 11A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Thompson, Claudia.
Unit PHA at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $7.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Frank, Margaret & Frank, Lincoln.
Unit 13B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $3.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Thung, Lisa & Thung, Andrew.
Unit 15C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $1.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Kriefall, Hans & Levin, Carl.
Unit 12C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($120K, latest 2021), last sold in 2018 for $2M. Owner on the latest deed: Kirby, Dominique.
Unit 15A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($127K, latest 2011), last sold in 2021 for $3.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Guida, Robert & Guida, Lisa.
Unit 1B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $1.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Aronowitz, David & Aronowitz, Carol.
Unit 7D at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 2 permits filed ($157K, latest 2020), last sold in 2012 for $1.7M. Owner on the latest deed: Kiely, Lisa & Kiely, Mark.
Unit 11C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2020 for $1.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Linder, Steven.
Unit 14A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 3 permits filed ($168K, latest 2020).
Unit 8A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $3.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Garrett, Johnson & Garrett, Jennifer.
Unit 2A at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 2 permits filed ($63K, latest 2009), last sold in 2017 for $3.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Ringel, Jed & Yat-Ringel, Karen.
Unit 6B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2018 for $5.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Tucci, Francis & Hawkins, Lori.
Unit 10B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2018 for $4.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Cohen, Michele.
Unit 3C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($405K, latest 2017), last sold in 2013 for $1.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Stephanie, Power & Power, Christopher.
Unit 1C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2017 for $1.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Nordeman, Shannon & Nordeman, Landon.
Unit 12B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 2 permits filed ($200K, latest 2014).
Unit 13D/14D at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($1.3M, latest 2014).
Unit 9B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($336K, latest 2013), last sold in 2012 for $4.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Racanelli, Mark & Cantwell, Helen.
Unit 2B at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($25K, latest 2008), last sold in 2013 for $3.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Wilson, Rakesh & Wilson, Amanda.
Unit 2C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 2 permits filed ($240K, latest 2013).
Unit 13C at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2012 for $1.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Daniels, Kevin & Garber Daniels, Elizabeth.
Unit 13D at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($15K, latest 2012). Owner on the latest deed: Cushman, Paul & Cushman, Paulette.
Unit 13 14 at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2012 for $3.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Wiener, Allison & Schackner, Jeffrey.
Unit 4D at 1170 5th Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2012 for $1.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Tatnall, Joan & Tatnall, Samuel.
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