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1031 Lexington Avenue

394Records
16City systems
13Open violations
14.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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394 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 55 HPD complaints, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1875
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC
BBL1014080053
BIN1043057

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14.5. 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 violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1986-04-30.

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

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (23) · Vendor Enforcement (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · Rodent (4) · Noise (3) · Graffiti (3).

Filed construction activity

$95,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1875)
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)144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC
Head officerBENJAMIN ARYEH
Managing agentMOSHE KRENGEL
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,101,000 $1,845,450
2026$4,602,000 $2,070,900
2027$4,562,000 $2,052,900

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Colomba Coffee + BakeryCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 74 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 72 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

1031 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

67 311 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: $5,200,000 on 2025-08-21 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC), covering 2 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
2025-08-21Agreement $6,400,000 — from 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $6,400,000
2025-08-21Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $5,200,000
2025-08-21AL&R $6,400,000 — from 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $6,400,000
2024-12-06AL&R $1,200,000 — from 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC to BRIDGEPORT FUNDING LLC $1,200,000
2024-12-06Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC to BRIDGEPORT FUNDING LLC $1,200,000
2019-12-06Deed $9,250,000 — from K-II LLC; EMKAY SKYTOP, LLC to 144 EAST 74TH STREET LIGHT LLC; 144 EAST 74TH STREET LLC $9,250,000
2019-11-26Sold for $9,250,000 $9,250,000 $2,312,500
2017-02-14Mortgage $468,577 — from 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $468,577
2017-02-14Agreement $3,250,000 — from 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,250,000
2017-02-14AL&R $3,250,000 — from 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,250,000
2012-12-11Mortgage $499,500 — from 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $499,500
2012-12-11AL&R $3,031,643 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC $3,031,643
2012-12-11Agreement $3,031,643 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC $3,031,643
2008-08-19Agreement $2,700,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC $2,700,000
2008-08-19AL&R $2,700,000 — from 1031 REALTY COMPANY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170064414
20186322316
2019104229
20202073113
202100260026
202204310035
202304200226
202400332035
202501225735
202600170219
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 266Ownership & money 52Health & systems 26

Every one of the 394 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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