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171 Lexington Avenue

372Records
17City systems
1Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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372 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 34 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built2002
Floors12
Res. units41
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL1008860063
BIN1086019

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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 80% 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 2.8. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,557,294 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HDFC
Head officerDAVID G GREENFIELD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY
Last registered2026-04-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,541,000 $693,450
2026$1,659,000 $746,550
2027$1,851,000 $832,950

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 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

171 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2219 Givan Avenue BX180 A
1180 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
1170 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
99 Vandalia Avenue BK121 A
155-25 71 Avenue QN78 A
3915 Neptune Avenue BK75 A
789 Co-op City Boulevard BX70 A
351 East 61 Street MN53 B
385 3 Avenue MN49 A
3811 Surf Avenue BK41 B
171 Lexington Avenue MN41 A
334 East 92 Street MN23 B
89 Carlton Avenue BK22 B
141 East 23 Street MN19 B
228 East 46 Street MN18 B
332 East 22 Street MN14 B
231 East 77 Street MN12 B
351 East 54 Street MN12 C
777 Co-op City Boulevard BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,761,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-08AL&R $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157
2026-01-08Mortgage $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157
2026-01-08AL&R $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2026-01-08Mortgage $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175090216
201810120518
201906200430
202000160420
202152200532
202251150425
202311310437
202401110416
20254162417
202617075332
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 11Health & systems 45

Every one of the 372 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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