170 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 23 HPD complaints, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 86% 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 1.4. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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 1997-11-14. |
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.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Broken Parking Meter (1) · Lost Property (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
$120,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1888) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 971 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOC, LLC C/O BENENSON FUNDI |
| Head officer | LISA QUATTROCCHI |
| Managing agent | BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,337,000 | $1,951,650 |
| 2026 | $5,204,000 | $2,341,800 |
| 2027 | $6,245,000 | $2,810,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 | 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 71 St · 400 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.
971 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.
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 BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP. — 20 buildings, 951 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41-08 Parsons Boulevard | QN | 83 | A |
| 3521 DeKalb Avenue | BX | 83 | A |
| 2850 Claflin Avenue | BX | 78 | B |
| 45-36 39 Place | QN | 70 | A |
| 37-15 72 Street | QN | 60 | B |
| 37-41 81 Street | QN | 59 | A |
| 43-06 46 Street | QN | 55 | A |
| 47-25 40 Street | QN | 54 | A |
| 47-39 40 Street | QN | 54 | A |
| 1447 Macombs Road | BX | 53 | A |
| 332 East 84 Street | MN | 48 | A |
| 60-52 Madison Street | QN | 48 | A |
| 3312 Hull Avenue | BX | 48 | A |
| 60-62 Madison Street | QN | 48 | A |
| 2839 Bainbridge Avenue | BX | 30 | B |
| 2851 Webb Avenue | BX | 28 | A |
| 2853 Webb Avenue | BX | 28 | A |
| 125 West 3 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 175 Madison Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 971 Lexington Avenue | MN | 7 | A |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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