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 tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, 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 rating: Clean (100/100). View the Building Report on Brix.
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