2,932 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,812 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 407 311 service requests, 211 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (16) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Encampment (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (10) · Noise (9).
$7,811,899 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (57 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (89) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 88 LEXINGTON AVENUE |
| Head officer | TATIANA NIZGURETSKY |
| Managing agent | GUMLEY HAFT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $646,637 | $290,986 |
| 2026 | $478,581 | $215,362 |
| 2027 | $1,236,939 | $556,623 |
The city's market estimate has risen 91% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $9,589,224 a year ($57.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,821,953 ($10.83 per sq ft), net operating income $7,767,271. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 28 St — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 28 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +1 more · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 26 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.
88 Lexington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
126 311 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.
Managed by GUMLEY HAFT — 57 buildings, 3,982 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | Deed $1,725,000 — from WEST FORK CAPITAL EQUITIES LLC to 88 LEXINGTON LLC | $1,725,000 | |
| 2026-09-09 | Sold for $1,725,000 | $1,725,000 | $19,382 |
| 2026-07-27 | Deed $3,791,600 — from BARASH, RACHEL; COHEN, DANIEL to HOWARD, VANESSA; HOWARD, DANIEL | $3,791,600 | |
| 2026-07-17 | Sold for $3,791,600 | $3,791,600 | $42,602 |
| 2026-07-06 | Deed $4,900,000 — from 3854 E. MERCER WAY, LLC to GUERARD, FREDERIC; GUERARD, BINETA NDAO | $4,900,000 | |
| 2026-07-06 | Mortgage $750,000 — from GUERARD, BINETA NDAO; GUERARD, FREDERIC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $750,000 | |
| 2026-07-02 | Mortgage $2,450,000 — from FORISH, LINDA; FORISH, JR., JOSEPH S to MERS | $2,450,000 | |
| 2026-07-02 | Deed $3,900,000 — from SCHWARTZ, IRA; SCHWARTZ, JODY to FORISH, LINDA; FORISH, JR., JOSEPH S | $3,900,000 | |
| 2026-06-30 | Sold for $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $55,056 |
| 2026-06-23 | Sold for $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $43,820 |
| 2026-06-22 | Deed $4,560,000 — from JOCELYN K. SIMON, AS CO-TRUSTEE; JOCELYN K. SIMON LIVING TRUST; ALEXANDRA L. SIMON, AS CO- to CHEN, VIOLA; OERMANN, ERIC | $4,560,000 | |
| 2026-06-22 | Mortgage $2,910,000 — from OERMANN, ERIC; CHEN, VIOLA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,910,000 | |
| 2026-06-22 | Mortgage $400,000 — from CHEN, VIOLA; OERMANN, ERIC to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | $400,000 | |
| 2026-06-22 | Mortgage $250,000 — from OERMANN, ERIC; CHEN, VIOLA to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | $250,000 | |
| 2026-06-11 | Sold for $4,560,000 | $4,560,000 | $51,236 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 109 | 8 | 169 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | 75 | 24 | 1 | 118 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 44 | 8 | 122 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 14 | 1 | 104 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 266 | 1 | 336 |
| 2022 | 38 | 2 | 72 | 256 | 5 | 373 |
| 2023 | 37 | 2 | 52 | 203 | 2 | 296 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 29 | 0 | 134 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 81 | 1 | 140 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 1 | 89 |
Every one of the 2,932 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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