146 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests, 19 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1981-09-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$832,600 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1879) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 856 LEX, LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN W GAUSTER |
| Managing agent | MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,685,000 | $758,250 |
| 2026 | $1,660,000 | $747,000 |
| 2027 | $1,739,000 | $782,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 64 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 67 St & Park Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267 Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
856 Lexington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
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.
Managed by MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP — 19 buildings, 194 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 344 East 62 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 346 East 62 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 348 East 62 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 237 East 26 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 235 East 26 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 233 West 74 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 230 West 75 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 231 West 74 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 228 West 75 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 145 East 62 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 833 Lexington Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 866 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
| 862 Lexington Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 847 Lexington Avenue | MN | 3 | B |
| 864 Lexington Avenue | MN | 3 | B |
| 857 Lexington Avenue | MN | 3 | B |
| 853 Lexington Avenue | MN | 2 | A |
| 856 Lexington Avenue | MN | 2 | A |
| 855 Lexington Avenue | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,602 on 2024-01-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-05 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from 853 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,600,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,600,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Mortgage $62,602 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $62,602 | |
| 2017-12-11 | Mortgage $79,610 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $79,610 | |
| 2017-12-11 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2011-12-05 | Agreement $4,386,274 — from 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $4,386,274 | |
| 2005-09-09 | Mortgage $1,083,514 — from 856 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,083,514 | |
| 2005-09-09 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC | $4,600,000 | |
| 2005-09-09 | Agreement $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 855 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC | $4,600,000 | |
| 2002-01-30 | Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,850,000 | |
| 1997-10-20 | Mortgage $680,000 — from BEEKMAN ESTATE; PENDLETON HILL CORP. to ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC | $680,000 | |
| 1987-03-31 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS | $3,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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