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1020 Lexington Avenue

325Records
15City systems
5Open violations
43.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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325 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 83 HPD complaints, 12 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1881
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)ROKHSAR REALTY INC
BBL1014070158
BIN1042876

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. 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 violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-07.

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.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (17) · Lost Property (7) · Graffiti (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (2) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$232,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1881)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,365,000 $614,250
2026$1,389,000 $625,050
2027$1,458,000 $656,100

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Melody's Piano BarAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 74 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & Park Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
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

1020 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

40 311 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: $616,000 on 1991-05-30 (lender: Governor & Co Bk Ireland). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-05-30Mortgage $616,000 — from ROKHSAR REALTY INC to GOVERNOR & CO BK IRELAND $616,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
2018004026
201900110112
2020001102
2021610290045
20220115900160
202310110012
20240460111
202513120319
202620170221
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 6Health & systems 15

Every one of the 325 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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