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878 Lexington Avenue

218Records
16City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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218 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 52 HPD complaints, 15 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1872
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)ARMSTRONG REALTY CO.,
BBL1014000056
BIN1042440

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 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

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (1) · Animal (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$69,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1872)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ARMSTRONG REALTY CO LLC
Head officerROBERT PECK
Managing agentESTATES SUPERVISION
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,677,200 $2,554,740
2026$6,813,000 $3,065,850
2027$8,176,000 $3,679,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 67 St / Lexington Av — M66 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 67 St & Park Ave · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

878 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ESTATES SUPERVISION — 11 buildings, 343 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
151-09 34 Avenue QN72 A
33-15 28 Street QN66 A
42-66 Phlox Place QN65 B
36-11 31 Avenue QN36 A
91-02 111 Street QN22 B
303 East 76 Street MN20 A
84-38 120 Street QN19 A
305 East 76 Street MN15 A
1456 2 Avenue MN14 A
1458 2 Avenue MN8 A
878 Lexington Avenue MN6 A

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
31
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700325
201800336
2019036211
202001517
2021027110
202200617
20230030131
2024009110
202510225
202610113
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 152Ownership & money 3Health & systems 18

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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