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703 Lexington Avenue

398Records
13City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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398 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 65 DOB permits, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1925
Floors9
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)139 E. 57TH ST.
BBL1013120023
BIN1036907

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).

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

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (48) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Non (3) · Obstruction (3) · Mobile Food Vendor (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,254,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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$9,595,000 $4,317,750
2026$8,853,000 $3,983,850
2027$9,923,000 $4,465,350

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, 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
Popup BagelsBagels/PretzelsA—
WatchhouseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 57 St / Lexington Av — M31 M57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 58 St & 3 Ave · 450 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

703 Lexington Avenue

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

70 311 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: $59,245 on 2017-07-10 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-04RPTT $3,664,559 — from MEMBERS OF NEW TRADITION HOLDINGS LLC to BTO NITRO BUYER LLC $3,664,559
2017-07-10Agreement $6,300,000 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C. to ASTORIA BANK $6,300,000
2017-07-10Mortgage $59,246 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C. to ASTORIA BANK $59,246
2017-07-10SPRD $1,681,586 — from 110 WEST 34TH STREET L.L.C.; 139 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C. to ASTORIA BANK $1,681,586
2012-08-13Mortgage $30,974 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $30,974
2012-08-13Agreement $5,070,000 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,070,000
2003-10-16Mortgage $4,527,761 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $4,527,761
2003-10-16Agreement $1,472,239 — from 139 EAST 57TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $1,472,239
1993-11-18Mortgage $3,466,912 — from LITTLE, LOUISA CO-EXEC; SOLIL MANAGEMENT CORP.; DUPONT ASSOCIATES INC.; DELMAR REALTY CO., to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $3,466,912
1993-11-18Mortgage $1,934,500 — from SOLIL MANAGEMENT CORP.; PROMINENCE REALTY CORP.; LITTLE, LOUISA CO-EXEC; DUPONT ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $1,934,500
1983-12-30Agreement $344,864 — from GOLDMAN, SOL; EMPIRE ASSOC RLTY CODBA to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK $344,864
1983-12-30Mortgage $344,864 — from EMPIRE ASSOC.RLTY CO.DBA; GOLDMAN, SOL to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK $344,864
1982-12-28Mortgage $499,900 — from CARDIFF REALTY, INC. to ROCKVILLE EQUITIES,INC. $499,900

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170323210
20183140311
20194320110
20202380114
2021115120028
20221090010
2023113005
2024213311157
202534330242
202617060124
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The full timeline

Construction 103Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 132Ownership & money 55Health & systems 23

Every one of the 398 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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