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425 Lexington Avenue

1,801Records
18City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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1,801 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 503 DOB permits, 452 DOB job filings, 439 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1987
Floors31
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)VBGO 425 LEXINGTON LLC
BBL1012980023
BIN1036162

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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

204 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (56) · Vendor Enforcement (33) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (32) · Panhandling (27) · Illegal Parking (22) · Taxi Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$115,480,458 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (181 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$353,732,000 $159,179,400
2026$355,330,000 $159,898,500
2027$360,909,000 $162,409,050

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagel MarketAmericanBMice evidence
Pret A MangerSandwiches/Salads/Mixed BuffetA—
Simpson Thacher and Bartlet CafeAmericanA—
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 4 restaurants · 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 2020 (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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 45 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +3 more · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 44 St & Lexington Ave · 150 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

425 Lexington Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

204 311 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: $91,716,900 on 2013-08-26 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-02M&CON $352,000,000 — from VBGO 425 LEXINGTON LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $352,000,000
2025-12-23RPTT $2,481,446 — from DALLAS LONESTAR (EMPIRE) LIMITED to PRET A MANGER (USA) LIMITED $2,481,446
2023-09-12Agreement $214,361,400 — from VBGO 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $214,361,400
2023-09-12AL&R $214,361,400 — from VBGO 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $214,361,400
2019-11-19RPTT $54,621 — from PAM ACQUISITIONCO LTD to JAB (ACQUISITION) LTD $54,621
2019-01-22RPTT $961,308 — from SHAREHOLDERS OF PAM GROUP LTD to JAB (ACQUISITION) LTD $961,308
2018-11-08Deed $701,000,000 — from 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC to VBGO 425 LEXINGTON LLC $701,000,000
2018-11-08Agreement $214,361,400 — from VBGO 425 LEXINGTON LLC; 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC to NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $214,361,400
2018-10-30Sold for $701,000,000 $701,000,000 $16,690,476
2018-08-16RPTT $681,638,553 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (STRATEGIC to CA & NY PROPERTY SALE REIT 2 LLC $681,638,553
2013-08-29Agreement $214,361,400 — from 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $214,361,400
2013-08-29AL&R $214,361,400 — from 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $214,361,400
2013-08-26Mortgage $91,716,900 — from HINES 499 PARK LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A $91,716,900
2013-07-22Agreement $214,361,400 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIV to 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC $214,361,400
2013-07-22Deed $664,438,583 — from HINES 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to 425 LEXINGTON REALTY COMPANY LLC $664,438,583

Ten-year activity

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159
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017733160294
201853222065106
2019372192363
202080210130
2021303180354
20226233206103
2023351293472
202418213216159
2025481381694
2026190215550
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The full timeline

Construction 988Enforcement 173Housing & tenants 449Ownership & money 143Health & systems 48

Every one of the 1,801 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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