201 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-10-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Lead (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$5,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | GENE PALUMBO |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-01-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,747,200 | $1,236,240 |
| 2026 | $3,297,000 | $1,483,650 |
| 2027 | $3,956,000 | $1,780,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subway | Sandwiches | A | Mice 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: Handwashing) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 86 St — 4 5 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 85 St — M101 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 84 St & Park Ave · 350 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.
1256 Lexington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC — 74 buildings, 2,315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B20 · C10 · D7. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,200,000 on 2024-01-11 (lender: Commonwealth Bank Of Austrialia), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Mortgage $9,200,000 — from 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRIALIA | $9,200,000 | |
| 2024-01-11 | AL&R $9,200,000 — from 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRIALIA | $9,200,000 | |
| 2022-12-16 | AL&R $9,200,000 — from 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to 1256-1260 LEX LENDER, LLC | $9,200,000 | |
| 2022-12-16 | Deed $13,084,250 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC to 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC | $13,084,250 | |
| 2022-12-16 | CERR $9,200,000 — from 1256-1260 LEX LENDER, LLC to 1256-1260 LEX LENDER, LLC | $9,200,000 | |
| 2022-12-16 | Mortgage $9,200,000 — from 1256 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to 1256-1260 LEX LENDER, LLC | $9,200,000 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Sold for $13,084,250 | $13,084,250 | $4,361,417 |
| 2014-11-13 | Mortgage $5,073,167 — from HARVEY 601 LLC; 12560 LEXCO LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,073,167 | |
| 2014-11-13 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 12560 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-29 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2009-07-29 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-29 | Mortgage $3,250,000 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2009-07-29 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from HARVEY 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-29 | Agreement $5,250,000 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,250,000 | |
| 2007-05-09 | Mortgage $5,250,000 — from HARVEY 601 LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN | $5,250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Every one of the 201 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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