187 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water System (1).
$91,938 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE,LLC |
| Head officer | DENIZ TURKBAS |
| Managing agent | DENIZ TURKBAS |
| Last registered | 2025-05-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,766,800 | $1,695,060 |
| 2026 | $4,018,000 | $1,808,100 |
| 2027 | $4,236,000 | $1,906,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vezzo | Pizza | A | Mice 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 Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 30 St & Park Ave S · 450 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.
178 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,732,343 on 2018-02-22 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-22 | AL&R $4,849,000 — from 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,849,000 | |
| 2018-02-22 | Agreement $4,849,000 — from 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,849,000 | |
| 2018-02-22 | Mortgage $1,732,343 — from 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,732,343 | |
| 2012-08-06 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2012-08-06 | Mortgage $1,932,429 — from 176-178 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,932,429 | |
| 2004-09-03 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to TURKBAS, OZEL | $1,800,000 | |
| 2004-09-03 | M&CON $1,800,000 — from TURKBAS, OZEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,800,000 | |
| 2002-06-14 | Mortgage $383,008 — from TURKBAS, OZEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $383,008 | |
| 1987-08-28 | Mortgage $339,721 — from TURKBAS, OZEL to LINCOLN SAVINGS BK | $339,721 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 187 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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