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459 Lexington Avenue

339Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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339 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 67 DOB permits, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.
BBL1013000023
BIN1036189

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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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Panhandling (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,177,241 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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$4,691,000 $2,110,950
2026$4,970,000 $2,236,500
2027$5,656,000 $2,545,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi & COJapaneseA—
Tiger SugarCoffee/TeaGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 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.

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 45 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +3 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 44 St & Lexington 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

459 Lexington Avenue

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

21 311 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: $1,500,000 on 2022-07-21 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A.), 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
2022-07-21Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 474 ASSOCIATES, INC.; PI ASSO to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $1,500,000
2022-07-21AL&R $76,700,000 — from 130 WATER (NY) L.L.C.; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.; PI ASS to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $76,700,000
2022-07-21Agreement $76,700,000 — from 130 WATER (NY) L.L.C.; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.; 474 AS to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $76,700,000
2019-01-11Agreement $45,000,000 — from J.P.K. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 47 to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $45,000,000
2019-01-11Mortgage $7,100,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $7,100,000
2019-01-11Agreement $7,100,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $7,100,000
2019-01-11AL&R $7,100,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $7,100,000
2015-09-22AL&R $45,000,000 — from J.P.K. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 474 ASSOCIATES, INC.; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 130 WATER (N to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $45,000,000
2015-09-22SPRD $45,000,000 — from 474 ASSOCIATES, INC.; 130 WATER (NY) L.L.L.,; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 459 LEXINGTON A to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $45,000,000
2015-09-22Mortgage $12,957,227 — from 130 WATER (NY) L.L.L.,; 82-02 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, LLC; 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.; 474 A to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $12,957,227
2012-06-21Mortgage $290,131 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $290,131
2012-06-21Agreement $5,450,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,450,000
2010-04-21AL&R $5,300,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,300,000
2010-04-21Mortgage $1,237,561 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,237,561
2010-04-21Agreement $5,300,000 — from 459 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171350211
20182270112
20190266115
2020303006
202112030015
20224145014
20233061212
2024006017
20254090417
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 110Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 64Health & systems 18

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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