97 5th Avenue
Manhattan · Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, NY 10003
97 5th Avenue is a 28-apartment building in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, built in 1898, managed by Black Diamond Equity Mangement INC. The City has 42 open housing-code violations on file for it, 3 of them immediately hazardous, about 1.5 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). Tenants filed 9 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 8 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Black Diamond Equity Mangement INC
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- Units
- 28
- Year built
- 1898
- Neighborhood
- Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
- Borough
- Manhattan
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
3 repairs have been cleared since our last check.
9tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 6 the year before
Typically closed in 8 days · neighborhood median is 4
42open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 1.5 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 3
- Hazardous
- 26
- Non-hazardous
- 13
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings16
- Doors, windows and locks7
- Other repairs7
- Electrical4
- Rubbish and cleanliness3
- Leaks, damp or mould2
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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