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975 Lexington Avenue

549Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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549 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 DOB permits, 92 311 service requests, 85 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1927
Floors11
Res. units43
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)142 EAST 71 OWNERS, INC.
BBL1014050051
BIN1042748

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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 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Street Condition (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,772,775 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)142 EAST 71 OWNERS CORP
Head officerASHTON CURTIS
Managing agentMAXWELL-KATES INC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,000,000 $11,250,000
2026$27,407,000 $12,333,150
2027$27,905,000 $12,557,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,585,353 a year ($51.62 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,498,545 ($16.87 per sq ft), net operating income $3,086,808. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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
72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 71 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

975 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

27 311 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 MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1767 2 Avenue MN650 B
10 Union Square East MN645 A
382 Central Park West MN414 A
415 East 37 Street MN410 A
155 East 34 Street MN330 A
1540 York Avenue MN296 A
220 East 65 Street MN281 A
550 Vanderbilt Avenue BK278 A
400 East 70 Street MN216 A
35-20 Leverich Street QN214 B
17 Ft George Hill MN204 A
1562 York Avenue MN189 A
110 West End Avenue MN186 A
425 East 79 Street MN186 A
441 2 Avenue MN183 A
390 Maryland Avenue SI178 B
34-20 78 Street QN162 A
77 Charlton Street MN162 A
350 Bleecker Street MN137 A
530 East 72 Street MN135 A
310 East 23 Street MN134 A
22 West 15 Street MN134 A
152 West 137th Street MN134 A
1511 Independence Avenue BK134 A
10 Plaza St East BK134 A
1285 1 Avenue MN133 A
1831 Madison Avenue MN129 A
302 West 12 Street MN128 A
10 Bay Street Landing SI128 A
200 East 84 Street MN126 A
372 5 Avenue MN123 A
50 East 8 Street MN121 A
151 East 76 Street MN120 A
36 Hamilton Avenue SI120 A
207 East 74 Street MN120 A
62 West 62 Street MN120 A
1681 2 Avenue MN118 A
171 West 131 Street MN116 A
220 East 67 Street MN115 A
45 Christopher Street MN112 A
180 East 79 Street MN112 A
90-11 35 Avenue QN111 B
260 Park Avenue South MN108 A
1056 Lexington Avenue MN104 A
349 East 49 Street MN103 A
240 East 46 Street MN100 A
20 Plaza St East BK100 A
140 East 40 Street MN99 A
1218 2 Avenue MN99 A
670 West End Avenue MN95 A
140 8 Avenue BK94 A
525 East 82 Street MN94 A
201 West 74 Street MN92 A
141 East 55 Street MN87 A
270 Broadway MN87 A
215 East 79 Street MN87 A
285 Riverside Drive MN86 A
23 West 116 Street MN83 A
475 Avenue of the Americas MN82 A
402 East 90 Street MN82 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,750,000 on 2022-07-07 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $640,000 — from AHERN, MICHAEL to O'NEILL, JAMES T; O'NEILL, CAMILLE; O'NEILL, MAGGIE $640,000
2026-05-18Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $14,884
2025-02-24RPTT&RET $1,850,000 — from ESTATE OF FREDRIC TOBY SCHNEIDER; FRANK RANGO, AS EXECUTOR to WALKER, NINA TILGHMAN $1,850,000
2025-02-19Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $43,023
2025-01-07RPTT&RET $400,000 — from 142 EAST 71 OWNERS, INC. to AHERN, MICHAEL $400,000
2024-12-30Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $9,302
2024-09-26RPTT&RET $2,050,000 — from FOX, STEVEN B to MORAN, MATTHEW J; MORAN, CARINA Y $2,050,000
2024-09-18Sold for $2,050,000 $2,050,000 $47,674
2024-09-04RPTT&RET $625,000 — from 142 EAST 71 OWNERS, INC. to O'BRIEN, JAMIE L; BUDNEY, W ALEXANDER $625,000
2024-08-26Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $14,535
2024-03-26RPTT&RET $4,500,000 — from SPROUL, BARBARA to THOMETZ, JOSEPH M; MELTZER, EVE $4,500,000
2024-03-11Sold for $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $104,651
2023-01-18RPTT&RET $1,757,000 — from ETTINGER, ARLENE to FOX, STEVEN B $1,757,000
2023-01-11Sold for $1,757,000 $1,757,000 $40,860
2022-12-21RPTT&RET $2,995,000 — from DE SOLE, ELEANORE R to DE SOLE, ELEANORE L $2,995,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020035
20183418319
20194452419
20203299225
20214195120
2022541910644
2023193134645
2024171118138
2025392108261
202625164137
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The full timeline

Construction 208Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 112Health & systems 39

Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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