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1505 Lexington Avenue

391Records
15City systems
15Open violations
76.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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391 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 55 HPD complaints, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES
BBL1016250022
BIN1051731

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 76.4. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations15 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Food Poisoning (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Electrical (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$310,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerEDWINA MUSANO
Managing agentRAQUEL CONCEPCION
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,167,000 $975,150
2026$2,278,000 $1,025,100
2027$2,673,000 $1,202,850

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bardolino PizzaPizzaAMice evidence
El TepeyacMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

Subway96 St — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 98 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 97 St & 3 Ave · 450 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

1505 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $991,246 on 2022-11-17 (lender: First Bank Of Greenwich), covering 2 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
2022-11-17AL&R $5,500,000 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to FIRST BANK OF GREENWICH $5,500,000
2022-11-17Mortgage $991,246 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to FIRST BANK OF GREENWICH $991,246
2022-11-17Agreement $5,500,000 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to FIRST BANK OF GREENWICH $5,500,000
2014-08-14Mortgage $2,143,575 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,143,575
2014-08-14Agreement $5,000,000 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2007-09-28Mortgage $1,695,769 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC $1,695,769
2007-09-28Agreement $3,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC $3,000,000
1998-09-02Mortgage $641,727 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $641,727
1988-09-13Mortgage $499,000 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCS to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $499,000
1986-07-02Mortgage $200,000 — from 1503 LEXINGTON ASSOCS to ZONTA INTERNATIONALETC $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720280131
20186090217
201930190123
2020015006
202100220022
2022001341330
202300200727
202400180422
202500170522
20260190515
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 272Ownership & money 28Health & systems 47

Every one of the 391 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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