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687 Lexington Avenue

330Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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330 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 DOB permits, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 53 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1927
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassHS
Owner (PLUTO)JOLLY TINKER INC
BBL1013110052
BIN1036889

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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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Lost Property (3) · Noise (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Water System (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$408,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)JOLLY TINKER INC
Head officerJOHN FITZPATRICK
Managing agentSHANE COOKMAN
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,103,000 $7,696,350
2026$17,680,000 $7,956,000
2027$19,190,000 $8,635,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The FitzAmericanA—

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).

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

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 57 St / Lexington Av — M31 M57 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 58 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

687 Lexington Avenue

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.

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: $400,112 on 2025-08-11 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company), 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
2025-08-11AL&R $40,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER, INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $40,000,000
2025-08-11Agreement $40,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $40,000,000
2025-08-11Agreement $2,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,000,000
2025-08-11AL&R $2,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER, INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,000,000
2025-08-11Mortgage $400,113 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $400,113
2021-01-05Mortgage $4,500,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $4,500,000
2018-03-14AL&R $39,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC; JOLLY TINKER INC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $39,000,000
2018-03-14Agreement $2,999,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $2,999,000
2018-03-14Agreement $39,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $39,000,000
2018-03-14Mortgage $1,056,069 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $1,056,069
2018-03-14AL&R $2,999,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $2,999,000
2013-06-27Mortgage $398,652 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $398,652
2013-06-27Agreement $2,999,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,999,000
2013-06-27AL&R $2,999,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,999,000
2013-06-27Mortgage $688,865 — from JOLLY TINKER INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $688,865

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712501119
20185339323
2019006028
2020050016
2021103116
20225250113
20230371213
2024004037
202500610319
202600120012
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The full timeline

Construction 104Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 56Health & systems 33

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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