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459 Park Avenue South

752Records
18City systems
24Open violations
41.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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752 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 192 311 service requests, 176 HPD complaints, 117 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FOUR FIFTY NINE PARK LLC
BBL1008860087
BIN1018347

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.3. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations24 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (9)
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)FOUR FIFTY NINE PARK AVENUE LLC
Head officerJONATHAN BAKHASH
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,574,000 $1,158,300
2026$3,089,000 $1,390,050
2027$2,714,000 $1,221,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LenwichAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 30 St & Park Ave S · 250 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

459 Park Avenue South

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

19 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $993,572 on 2022-02-01 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 5 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
2022-02-01Agreement $21,000,000 — from ONE FORTY SEVEN WEST 111TH LLC; SIXTY PEARL LLC; FOUR FOURTY TWO WEST 50TH LLC; TWO TEN WE to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $21,000,000
2022-02-01Mortgage $993,573 — from ONE FORTY SEVEN WEST 111TH LLC; FOUR FIFTY NINE PARK LLC; SIXTY PEARL LLC; FOUR FOURTY TWO to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $993,573
2022-02-01AL&R $21,000,000 — from FOUR FIFTY NINE PARK LLC; TWO TEN WEST 35TH LLC; FOUR FOURTY TWO WEST 50TH LLC; SIXTY PEAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $21,000,000
2015-09-01Mortgage $2,361,904 — from 459 PARK LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,361,904
2015-09-01AL&R $5,700,000 — from 459 PARK LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,700,000
2015-09-01Agreement $5,700,000 — from 459 PARK LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,700,000
2013-03-20Agreement $3,500,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 459 PARK LLC $3,500,000
2013-03-20Mortgage $332,139 — from 459 PARK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $332,139
2013-03-20AL&R $3,500,000 — from 459 PARK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2008-06-30Mortgage $3,400,000 — from BAKHASH, MORIS; BAKHASH, SHLOMO to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,400,000
2008-06-30AL&R $3,400,000 — from BAKHASH, MORIS; BAKHASH, SHLOMO to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,400,000
2007-10-25Deed $3,750,000 — from 459 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, LLC to BAKHASH, SHLOMO; BAKHASH, MORIS $3,750,000
2007-08-30Agreement $1,625,000 — from 459 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, LLC to THE PROVIDENT BANK $1,625,000
2003-06-18Agreement $850,000 — from 459 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, L.L.C., to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $850,000
2003-06-18Mortgage $25,161 — from 459 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, L.L.C., to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $25,161

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017215401471
201800580866
201900250227
202001130216
202100161219
202200228232
202300560258
202400300232
2025002024
2026004048
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 500Ownership & money 66Health & systems 43

Every one of the 752 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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