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245 Lexington Avenue

336Records
17City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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336 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 DOB permits, 54 DOB violations, 52 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1969
Floors12
Res. units1
ClassW2
Owner (PLUTO)Y PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL1008900024
BIN1018520

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Food Establishment (5) · Street Light Condition (2) · Graffiti (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$855,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1969)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,564,000 $7,453,800
2026$16,810,000 $7,564,500
2027$17,225,000 $7,751,250

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yeshiva University - Kushner Dining HallJewish/KosherAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, Food Worker Hygiene) · 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.

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 34 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 36 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

245 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

16 311 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: $15,000,000 on 2017-04-26 (lender: Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC and 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
2017-04-26AL&R $140,000,000 — from Y PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $140,000,000
2017-04-26Agreement $140,000,000 — from Y PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $140,000,000
2017-04-26Mortgage $15,000,000 — from Y PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC $15,000,000
2017-04-26Agreement $125,000,000 — from YESHIVA UNIVERSITY to UMB BANK, N.A. $125,000,000
2014-09-04Agreement $175,000,000 — from YESHIVA UNIVERSITY to UMB BANK, N.A. $175,000,000
2014-09-04Mortgage $125,000,000 — from YESHIVA UNIVERSITY to UMB BANK, N.A. $125,000,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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29
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201774012326
201811220419
20199870529
20206120211
202101460323
2022020035
20235530215
2024034029
202513801123
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 123Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 20Health & systems 41

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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