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517 Lexington Avenue

298Records
17City systems
4Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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298 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 cooling-tower records.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built2008
Floors24
Res. units0
ClassRC
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1013037502
BIN—

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-22.

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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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Taxi Complaint (4) · Street Condition (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Food Poisoning (2).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC. D/B/A HOTEL 48LEX
Head officerBART MEHTA
Managing agentHERSHA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2023-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,822,384 $10,270,073
2026$24,140,000 $10,863,000
2027$28,740,384 $12,933,173

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
Brasserie CognacAmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 49 St / Lexington Av — M50 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 48 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

517 Lexington Avenue

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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HERSHA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
60 Thompson Street MN0 —
517 Lexington Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16AL&R $50,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16AL&R $50,000,000 — from 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC; LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16Agreement $50,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16Agreement $50,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16AL&R $50,000,000 — from 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC; LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16Mortgage $5,100,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $5,100,000
2026-09-16AL&R $50,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
2026-09-16Mortgage $5,100,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $5,100,000
2023-09-07Agreement $51,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MONARCH CUSTOMIZED OPPORTUNISTIC FUND-SE; MFI ICAV $51,000,000
2023-09-07Agreement $51,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to MONARCH CUSTOMIZED OPPORTUNISTIC FUND-SE; MFI ICAV $51,000,000
2018-09-05AL&R $65,000,000 — from 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC; LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG LENDER 28 LLC $65,000,000
2018-09-05Agreement $65,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG LENDER 28 LLC $65,000,000
2018-09-05Agreement $65,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG LENDER 28 LLC $65,000,000
2018-09-05AL&R $65,000,000 — from 44 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC; LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG LENDER 28 LLC $65,000,000
2015-09-14Agreement $71,000,000 — from LEXINGTON HOLDING ASSOCIATES, LLC; 44 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG/CN LENDER 1 LLC $71,000,000

Ten-year activity

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42
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704601424
201804516833
20190480416
2020001023
2021034007
2022006028
202300610622
202401120316
2025005027
20264011141342
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 66Health & systems 60

Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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