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106 Lexington Avenue

149Records
13City systems
2Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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149 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)IGNATZ REALTY INC
BBL1008830023
BIN1018170

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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 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-11-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · Lead (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$45,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)IGNATZ REALTY
Head officerSTEPHEN WAXMAN
Managing agentIGNATZ REALTY
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,536,000 $1,141,200
2026$3,043,000 $1,369,350
2027$3,293,000 $1,481,850

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lahori KababPakistaniGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

Subway28 St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 28 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +1 more · 50 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 26 St · 350 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

106 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

11 311 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: $1,000,000 on 2012-12-14 (lender: Taylor, Douglas). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from IGNATZ REALTY INC to TAYLOR, DOUGLAS $1,000,000
2000-09-25Mortgage $98,206 — from IGNATZ REALTY, INC. to WAXMAN, STEPHEN P. $98,206
1989-10-02Mortgage $150,000 — from IGNATZ REALTY INC to AMALGAMATED BANK NY $150,000
1984-11-08Mortgage $260,000 — from IGNATZ REALTY INC. to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $260,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012104
2018001012
2019301015
20200090110
20210090110
2022002024
2023007018
2024016018
2025007029
2026011035
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 22Health & systems 16

Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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