263 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 33 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. Less 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 15.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1).
$806,000 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 1557 Lex Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Constantine Alexakos |
| Managing agent | J&M Realty Service |
| Last registered | 2026-01-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,802,400 | $811,080 |
| 2026 | $2,163,000 | $973,350 |
| 2027 | $2,596,000 | $1,168,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yummy City | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 96 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 100 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 100 St · 500 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.
1557 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 |
6 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $792,575 on 2020-07-13 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-29 | Deed $5,850,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to 1557 LEX TIC LLC; VIM LEX TIC LLC | $5,850,000 | |
| 2024-05-29 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON FUNDING LLC to 1557 LEX TIC LLC; VIM LEX TIC LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2024-05-15 | Sold for $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | $835,714 |
| 2020-07-13 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,600,000 | |
| 2020-07-13 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,600,000 | |
| 2020-07-13 | Mortgage $792,575 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $792,575 | |
| 2015-12-28 | Deed $4,200,000 — from MANTA HOLDING CORP. to 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC | $4,200,000 | |
| 2015-12-28 | Mortgage $2,121,424 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $2,121,424 | |
| 2015-12-28 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-28 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 1557 LEXINGTON AVE LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $3,000,000 | |
| 2006-03-03 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to MANTA HOLDING CORP. | $1,100,000 | |
| 2006-02-10 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from MANTA HOLDING CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,100,000 | |
| 1986-03-28 | Mortgage $240,000 — from MANTA HOLDING CORP to GIROLAMO, JOHN S | $240,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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