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985 Lexington Avenue

224Records
16City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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224 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1863
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)985 LEXINGTON AVENUE
BBL1014060021
BIN1042807

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$130,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1863)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)985 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC
Head officerJANE GOLDMAN
Managing agentEDUARD STANCIU
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,465,000 $2,009,250
2026$4,615,000 $2,076,750
2027$5,055,000 $2,274,750

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blank Street CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

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 · 750 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 72 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 71 St · 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

985 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

17 311 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: $42,745 on 1990-06-20 (lender: Chase Manhattan Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-06-20Mortgage $42,745 — from GSL ENTERPRISES INC; WILLENHALL RLTY INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $42,745
1984-03-08Mortgage $847,258 — from G S L ENTERPRISES,INC., to MANHATTAN LIFE INS.CO. $847,258

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701124
2018094215
201920248
202020215
202120114
2022009110
202300415
2024019212
202501539
202600527
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 33Health & systems 30

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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