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50 Lexington Avenue

1,367Records
20City systems
6Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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1,367 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 442 311 service requests, 355 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 113 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1987
Floors26
Res. units185
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)LEXINGTON TENANT CORP
BBL1008800019
BIN1018071

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1994-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 14).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

168 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (32) · Encampment (30) · Noise (29) · Consumer Complaint (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9).

Filed construction activity

$3,667,724 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (185)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LEX TENANTS CORP
Head officerMAUREEN SMITH
Managing agentMATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES
Last registered2026-07-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$50,421,000 $22,689,450
2026$52,415,000 $23,586,750
2027$53,250,000 $23,962,500

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $8,300,271 a year ($55.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,322,753 ($15.45 per sq ft), net operating income $5,977,518. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lexington Famous PizzaPizzaAMice evidence
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 24 St / Lexington Av — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 24 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

50 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

168 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES — 57 buildings, 2,537 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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204 East 47 Street MN92 A
201 East 77 Street MN90 A
11 2 Avenue MN65 A
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420 Central Park West MN60 A
17 West 64 Street MN54 A
111 East 30 Street MN52 A
225 East 76 Street MN45 A
114 East 13 Street MN41 A
211 Madison Avenue MN40 A
343 East 51 Street MN40 A
108 East 91 Street MN38 A
118 West 123 Street MN36 A
120 West 58 Street MN33 B
2132 2 Avenue MN31 A
134 East 93 Street MN30 A
36 West 84 Street MN27 A
185 Bleecker Street MN25 A
146 West 26 Street MN25 A
26 Horatio Street MN24 A
2000 5 Avenue MN24 A
30 East 10 Street MN22 A
428 East 85 Street MN20 A
430 East 85 Street MN20 A
15 West 20 Street MN17 A
328 West 17 Street MN17 A
34 Horatio Street MN17 B
36 Horatio Street MN16 A
971 Madison Avenue MN15 A
12 West 18 Street MN14 B
8 Warren Street MN14 A
27 Bleecker Street MN14 A
142 West 26 Street MN13 A
217 East 5 Street MN11 A
535 East 12 Street MN11 A
204 Avenue A MN10 A
8 West 19 Street MN10 B
48 Laight Street MN9 A
184 Franklin Street MN9 A
16 West 21 Street MN9 A
3 East 75 Street MN8 A
37 Murray Street MN8 B
50 Bond Street MN6 A
77 White Street MN6 A
45 Great Jones Street MN5 B
230 East 63 Street MN5 A
344 Bowery MN5 C
120 East 80 Street MN5 A
15 Mercer Street MN5 A
85 Douglass Street BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $415,000 on 2021-02-10 (lender: Principal Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $800,000 — from BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH to VIRMANI, RAGHAV; ANSARI, SEMIRA $800,000
2026-06-08Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $4,324
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from HOPPENFELD, JON-DAVID to KHATIB, DARA $1,200,000
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $1,230,000 — from MANN, MARIA; MANN, ALBERT; MANN, ALBERTO; KAPOOR, JULIA; MANN, JULIA to MARCOTULI, JESSICA $1,230,000
2026-05-13Sold for $1,230,000 $1,230,000 $6,649
2026-05-04RPTT&RET $865,000 — from BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH to ANSARI, SEMIRA; VIRMANI, RAGHAV $865,000
2026-04-29Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $6,486
2026-04-10Sold for $865,000 $865,000 $4,676
2025-11-26RPTT&RET $1,095,000 — from ROSEN, SUSAN C; ROSEN, ROBERT N to PREM, NIKHIL $1,095,000
2025-11-21Sold for $1,095,000 $1,095,000 $5,919
2025-09-29RPTT&RET $555,000 — from AMICUS CERTUS LLC to LIN, SHANNON PEAN $555,000
2025-09-12Sold for $555,000 $555,000 $3,000
2025-03-27RPTT&RET $1,600,000 — from LACK, JARED; LACK, CAROLYN to LEIBOWITZ, TARA G $1,600,000
2025-03-14Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $8,649
2024-07-05RPTT&RET $925,000 — from MURPHY, JOHN B to CHASE, KYLER J $925,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
2025
133
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017882127468
2018731632765
2019133369465
202043214537
2021402146475
2022613817567
2023171360125107
20241211568996
20251092681164
202614695810133
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The full timeline

Construction 226Enforcement 138Housing & tenants 494Ownership & money 432Health & systems 77

Every one of the 1,367 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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