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127 East 88 Street

685Records
19City systems
9Open violations
12.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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685 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 226 311 service requests, 148 rodent inspections, 88 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC
BBL1015170016
BIN1048077, 1085212

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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 55% 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 12.9. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1983-09-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
8
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Panhandling (5) · Food Establishment (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,012,407 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC
Head officerENREDI SHTYLLA
Managing agentLC LEMLE REAL ESTATE GROUP
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,529,000 $4,288,050
2026$11,295,000 $5,082,750
2027$11,345,000 $5,105,250

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tal BagelsBagels/PretzelsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 89 St — M101 M102 M103 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 88 St & Park Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

127 East 88 Street

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

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LC LEMLE REAL ESTATE GROUP — 15 buildings, 335 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
505 East 88 Street MN39 A
143 East 26 Street MN35 A
204 East 84 Street MN35 A
45O East 81 Street MN34 A
204 East 25 Street MN21 B
7 Jones Street MN20 A
206 East 25 Street MN20 A
127 East 88 Street MN20 A
216 East 83 Street MN20 B
305 East 78 Street MN20 A
410 East 78 Street MN18 A
218 East 81 Street MN17 A
1592 2 Avenue MN16 A
1371 1 Avenue MN13 A
1361 Lexington Avenue MN7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,000,000 on 2025-11-03 (lender: United Of Omaha Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-03AL&R $8,000,000 — from LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $8,000,000
2025-11-03Mortgage $8,000,000 — from LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $8,000,000
2015-11-05Mortgage $12,500,000 — from LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,500,000
2015-11-05AL&R $12,500,000 — from LL 1324 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,500,000
2013-01-25Deed $7,700,000 — from LEMLE, ROBERT S to LEMLE, LAURA C $7,700,000
1986-05-12Mortgage $250,000 — from LEMLE, ROBERT; LEMLE, LAURA to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BK $250,000
1984-04-02Mortgage $499,500 — from LEMLE, LAURA; LEMLE, ROBERT to ALFRED SCHLOSSBERG ETC. $499,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012601845
20181011501642
2019731601743
202020130318
2021130200437
202282250540
2023012601946
20244082822
202514154731
2026201701029
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The full timeline

Construction 144Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 324Ownership & money 24Health & systems 166

Every one of the 685 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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