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81 Lexington Avenue

218Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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218 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN DOUBLE E.REALTY, INC.
BBL1008820030
BIN1018134

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Water System (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,356,000 $321,360
2026$4,860,000 $291,600
2027$5,465,000 $327,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Saravana BhavanIndianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Sewage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway28 St — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 28 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +1 more · 350 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 26 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

81 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $263,308 on 2026-08-12 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-12Mortgage $263,308 — from MANHATTAN DOUBLE E REALTY INC. to M&T BANK $263,308
2026-08-12Agreement $1,450,000 — from MANHATTAN DOUBLE E REALTY INC. to M&T BANK $1,450,000
2026-08-12AL&R $1,450,000 — from MANHATTAN DOUBLE E REALTY INC. to M&T BANK $1,450,000
2018-01-11AL&R $1,500,000 — from MANHATTAN DOUBLE E REALTY INC. to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2018-01-11Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MANHATTAN DOUBLE E REALTY INC. to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
1999-08-23Mortgage $1,100,000 — from AKLEH, ELIAS; DOUBLE E. REALTY, INC.; AKLEH, EMILE; AKLEH REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,100,000
1999-08-23Mortgage $75,000 — from AKLEH, ELIAS; AKLEH REALTY CORP.; MANHATTAN DOUBLE E.REALTY, INC.; AKLEH, EMILE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $75,000
1987-09-25Mortgage $575,000 — from GREATER NEW YORK SVGS BK to MANHATTAN DOUBLE E.ETAL $575,000
1986-05-29Mortgage $159,977 — from SCHIFF, JUDITH to MASPETH FDRL SVG&LNASSN $159,977
1983-04-20Agreement $150,000 — from SCHIFF, JUDITH to MASPETH FED SV&LN ASSOC. $150,000
1983-04-20Mortgage $150,000 — from SCHIFF, JUDITH to MASPETH FED SV&LN ASSOC. $150,000
1982-06-16Mortgage $400,000 — from SCHIFF, JUDITH to BUTLER,WILLIAM A CO-EXEC; FLOOD, BERNARD M. EST/OF; FLOOD, ALICE CO-EXEC $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018003328
2019017019
2020012115
20210180110
20220170210
202321100518
2024008019
2025002046
20260046414
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 49Health & systems 30

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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