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1200 Lexington Avenue

228Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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228 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1200 LEXINGTON LLC
BBL1015100017
BIN1047560

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Light Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$375,784 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1200 LEXINGTON LLC
Head officerMARTIN SCHARF
Managing agent1200 LEXINGTON LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,474,000 $2,013,300
2026$5,226,000 $2,351,700
2027$5,356,000 $2,410,200

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Food PassionAmericanBMice evidence
Village Square PizzaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 81 St & Park Ave · 300 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

1200 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

16 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 1200 LEXINGTON LLC — 2 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1200 Lexington Avenue MN12 A
1202 Lexington Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,000,000 on 2020-03-10 (lender: Signature Bank), 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
2020-03-10AL&R $11,000,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2020-03-10Mortgage $11,000,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2015-04-03M&CON $11,650,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,650,000
2015-04-03AL&R $11,650,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,650,000
2008-04-08AL&R $1,872,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,872,000
2008-04-08Mortgage $1,872,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,872,000
2005-05-05Mortgage $1,858,889 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,858,889
2005-05-05AL&R $8,250,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $8,250,000
2005-05-05Agreement $8,250,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 1200 LEXINGTON LLC $8,250,000
2004-07-13DEEDO $11,850,000 — from B.N.O. ASSOCIATES, LLC to 1200 LEXINGTON LLC $11,850,000
2003-06-19Mortgage $3,631,748 — from B.N.O. ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC $3,631,748
2003-06-19Mortgage $1,500,000 — from B.N.O. ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC $1,500,000
2003-06-19DEEDO $8,250,000 — from 1200 LEXINGTON AVENUE A LLC; 1200 LEXINGTON AVENUE G, LLC to BNO ASSOCIATES, LLC $8,250,000
1999-09-22Mortgage $1,500,000 — from GREENSTEIN, LARRY ASTRUSTEE; AVLON, JOHN J. AS TRUSTEE; GLUCKMAN, ERIC L/W/T/ DECEASED; GL to BANK OF NEW YORK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722160222
2018006028
2019005016
2020205209
2021005005
20227170015
2023106018
20240042410
20250090413
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 45Health & systems 20

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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