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965 Lexington Avenue

190Records
15City systems
3Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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190 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 311 service requests, 14 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1888
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)965 LEXINGTON AVENUE,
BBL1014050121
BIN1042762

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-06-29.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,000 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 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)965 LEXINGTON AVE LLC
Head officerVINNY VICARI
Managing agentVINNY VICARI
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,625,000 $2,081,250
2026$4,213,000 $1,895,850
2027$5,056,000 $2,275,200

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mariella PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 150 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

965 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $114,810 on 1992-02-05 (lender: Sapienza, Antonio). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1992-02-05Mortgage $114,810 — from CAVALERI, JOSEPH to SAPIENZA, ANTONIO $114,810
1989-07-13Mortgage $80,000 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CP to VICARI, VITO; VICARI, ANTONINO $80,000
1989-01-31Mortgage $34,000 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CORP to GONSHOREK, JOSEPH $34,000
1988-08-01Mortgage $76,500 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CP to GONSHOREK, JOSEPH $76,500
1988-03-28Mortgage $499,000 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CORP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $499,000
1987-01-13Mortgage $35,000 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CORP. to GONSHOREK, JOSEPH $35,000
1986-02-10Mortgage $165,000 — from 965 LEXINGTAON AVE.CORP. to GONSHOREK, JOSEPH $165,000
1984-11-28Mortgage $185,150 — from 965 LEXINGTON AVE CORP. to SAPIENZA, STELLA $185,150

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170123
20180235
20190123
20200516
20210314
20220415
20232226
20240123
20250437
20260022
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 49Health & systems 25

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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