318 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 56 HPD complaints, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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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 46.7. 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 | 11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
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.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Food Establishment (5) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Poisoning (2).
$501,603 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.
| 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) | GENE PALUMBO |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,844,000 | $1,279,800 |
| 2026 | $3,034,000 | $1,365,300 |
| 2027 | $3,199,000 | $1,439,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Wild Wings Go | Chicken | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Temperature) · 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.
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.
| 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 · 250 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.
1258 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
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 | 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 | |
| 2022-12-16 | 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 | AL&R $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 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 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 | 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 $3,250,000 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; 1256-60 LEXCO LLC; HARVEY 601 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 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 | AL&R $5,250,000 — from HOWARD 601 LLC; HARVEY 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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