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1220 Lexington Avenue

301Records
16City systems
26Open violations
30.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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301 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 HPD housing violations, 64 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1918
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC
BBL1015110155
BIN1047641

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 30.2. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations26 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1990-02-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$716,110 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)1220 LEXINGTON SM DE LLC
Head officerSASSAN MAHFAR
Managing agentEric Alvarez
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,269,000 $1,021,050
2026$3,651,000 $1,642,950
2027$3,763,000 $1,693,350

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Peaky BaristaCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Pet/Animal) · 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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 84 St & Park Ave · 450 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

1220 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 — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $3,141,173 on 2025-01-24 (lender: Safra National Bank Of New York), covering 5 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
2025-01-24Agreement $31,200,000 — from STL STANTON, LLC; 1209 LEXINGTON AVENUE SM, LLC; SM STANTON, LLC; SIMIN 108 DELANCEY, LLC; to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $31,200,000
2025-01-24Mortgage $3,141,173 — from 1209 LEXINGTON AVENUE SM, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; SIMIN 108 DELANCEY, LLC; 108 DEL to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $3,141,173
2025-01-24AL&R $31,200,000 — from 108 DELANCEY STREET SM, LLC; SIMIN 108 DELANCEY, LLC; SM 1209 LEX, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALL to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $31,200,000
2022-03-25M&CON $18,720,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINT, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; SM STANTON, LLC; 1209 LEXINGTO to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $18,720,000
2022-03-25AL&R $18,720,000 — from SM STANTON, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINT, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; 1209 LEXINGTO to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $18,720,000
2019-08-28Agreement $13,420,000 — from 370 BALTIC RL LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $13,420,000
2019-08-28Agreement $8,840,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $8,840,000
2018-04-09MLEA $2,000,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON LLC to 1220 LEXINGTON SM LESSEE, LLC $2,000,000
2017-12-14AL&R $13,420,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC; 370 BALTIC RL LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $13,420,000
2017-12-14M&CON $13,420,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC; 370 BALTIC RL LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $13,420,000
2017-12-14Deed $13,000,000 — from 1220 LEXINGTON LLC to 1220 LEXINGTON BELLE POINTE, LLC; 1220 LEXINGTON ALLEN, LLC $13,000,000
2017-12-04Sold for $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $1,625,000
1982-10-14Mortgage $49,112 — from SILBER, LUCILLE; SILBER, HARRY to HALL, PHIL $49,112
1982-10-14Agreement $49,112 — from SILBER, LUCILLE; SILBER, HARRY to HALL, PHIL $49,112

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711925229
20182251313
20194012613
202000290130
202100400141
202202143120
202311080221
20243281216
202500124117
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 31Health & systems 28

Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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