131 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB job filings, 16 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.3. 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2000-08-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Electrical (1).
$559,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1881) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| 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) | 855 LEX, LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN W GAUSTER |
| Managing agent | MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,785,000 | $803,250 |
| 2026 | $2,050,000 | $922,500 |
| 2027 | $1,832,000 | $824,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 400 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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 63 St & 3 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.
855 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 |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 |
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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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