510 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 311 service requests, 72 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 17.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Street Condition (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Missed Collection (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Dirty Condition (2).
$118,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | MARK BROOKES |
| Managing agent | BRADFORD N SWETT MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,693,000 | $2,111,850 |
| 2026 | $4,248,000 | $1,911,600 |
| 2027 | $4,077,000 | $1,834,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Vinyl Beer | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 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: No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 | 96 St — 6 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none 96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 95 St & 3 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.
151 East 96 Street
| 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 |
60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 BRADFORD N. SWETT MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 178 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 536 West 111 Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 2669 Broadway | MN | 27 | A |
| 224 East 95 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 2541 Broadway | MN | 18 | A |
| 1821 2 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 151 East 96 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 1873 2 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 129 Alexander Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 1754 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 730 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 732 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $110,776 on 2023-05-08 (lender: The Ohio National Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,100,000 | |
| 2023-05-08 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,100,000 | |
| 2023-05-08 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,100,000 | |
| 2023-05-08 | Mortgage $110,776 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $110,776 | |
| 2016-04-04 | Mortgage $760,336 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $760,336 | |
| 2016-04-04 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2016-04-04 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Mortgage $448,944 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $448,944 | |
| 2011-03-30 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2006-04-05 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C., to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2006-04-05 | Mortgage $844,403 — from 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C., to NORTH FORK BANK | $844,403 | |
| 2006-04-05 | AL&R $2,750,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 1491 LEXINGTON AVENUE L.L.C., | $2,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Every one of the 510 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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