999 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 265 DOB permits, 208 DOB job filings, 181 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 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
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (8) · Sidewalk Condition (6) · Outdoor Dining (6) · Food Establishment (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5).
$12,717,818 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (110 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 (1955) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (101) |
| 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) | 71ST STREET LEXINGTON CORP |
| Head officer | JOSH EINIGER |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,409,000 | $26,284,050 |
| 2026 | $62,912,000 | $28,310,400 |
| 2027 | $69,245,000 | $31,160,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $11,642,688 a year ($55.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,795,984 ($18.18 per sq ft), net operating income $7,846,704. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caffe Aronne | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 72 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 72 St & Park Ave · 550 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.
976 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
57 311 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,300,000 on 2017-07-14 (lender: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | RPTT&RET $3,125,000 — from SIDMAN, LORI KESSLER; TRUST CREATED UNDER THE WILL OF BERTRAM ; LORI KESSLER SIDMAN, TRUST to KIM, WONJI; KIM, KENT YOON | $3,125,000 | |
| 2026-09-21 | RPTT&RET $3,125,000 — from SIDMAN, LORI KESSLER; TRUST CREATED UNDER THE WILL OF BERTRAM ; LORI KESSLER SIDMAN, TRUST to KIM, WONJI; KIM, KENT YOON | $3,125,000 | |
| 2026-09-17 | Sold for $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | $30,941 |
| 2026-06-12 | RPTT&RET $3,325,000 — from ORENTREICH, EXECUTOR, CATHERINE A; MASS, EXECUTOR, SARI; ORENTREICH, EXECUTOR, DAVID S; TH to BUCK, GRAHAM J; BUCK, NICOLE V | $3,325,000 | |
| 2026-06-01 | Sold for $3,325,000 | $3,325,000 | $32,921 |
| 2026-04-14 | RPTT&RET $990,000 — from ELLEN SIMON IRREVOCABLE TRUST; MARGO SCHUMER, AS TRUSTEE to STEIN, GARY; STEIN, SUZANNE | $990,000 | |
| 2026-04-14 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from MCGUINNESS, MARTHA to DE WOLFF, DEVON WHITNEY | $1,100,000 | |
| 2026-04-02 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $10,891 |
| 2026-03-30 | Sold for $990,000 | $990,000 | $9,802 |
| 2026-03-19 | RPTT&RET $725,000 — from THE ESTATE OF RUTH ANNE WAITE; RAPHAELSON, EXECUTOR, PAUL; RAPHAELSON, EXECUTOR, KATHERINE to KASSER, LAWRENCE | $725,000 | |
| 2026-03-11 | Sold for $725,000 | $725,000 | $7,178 |
| 2025-10-02 | RPTT&RET $1,995,000 — from RICHTER, ELINOR to FRANCES, SCOTT; WEINBERG, PATRICIA | $1,995,000 | |
| 2025-09-19 | Sold for $1,995,000 | $1,995,000 | $19,752 |
| 2025-07-24 | RPTT&RET $2,075,000 — from ESTATE OF ELEANOR S. SHAPIRO; SHAPIRO, EXECUTOR, DAVID to ISRAEL, KELLY; ISRAEL, MICHAEL | $2,075,000 | |
| 2025-07-16 | Sold for $2,075,000 | $2,075,000 | $20,545 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 66 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 43 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 57 |
| 2022 | 75 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 116 |
| 2023 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 66 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 39 |
Every one of the 999 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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