192 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 23 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-09-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Lost Property (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$952,544 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (4) |
| 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) | 866 LEX, LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN 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 | $8,556,000 | $3,850,200 |
| 2026 | $9,126,000 | $4,106,700 |
| 2027 | $9,622,000 | $4,329,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Ami | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 64 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 67 St & Park Ave · 650 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.
866 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
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 |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-18 | Deed $10,500,000 — from SUZANNE LEHMANN, EXECUTOR; MAXINE SCLAR, EXECUTOR; MICHAEL ROSENFELD, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF to 866 LEX, LLC | $10,500,000 | |
| 2018-09-11 | Sold for $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $2,625,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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