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1642 Lexington Avenue

816Records
17City systems
5Open violations
57Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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816 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 311 service requests, 185 HPD complaints, 160 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC
BBL1016310056
BIN1051941

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 57. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Dirty Condition (5) · Food Establishment (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$120,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC
Head officerMEIR BOUSKILA
Managing agentMEIR BOUSKILA
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,483,000 $2,017,350
2026$3,867,000 $1,740,150
2027$3,389,000 $1,525,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sugar Hill CreameryFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Protection, Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway103 St — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 104 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 103 St & Lexington Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Lexington Academy. 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

1642 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

46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $274,124 on 2025-04-01 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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
2025-04-01Mortgage $274,125 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $274,125
2025-04-01Agreement $7,435,000 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,435,000
2018-03-14Mortgage $793,504 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $793,504
2018-03-14Agreement $7,950,000 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $7,950,000
2018-03-14AL&R $7,950,000 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $7,950,000
2014-07-11Agreement $7,700,000 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $7,700,000
2014-07-11AL&R $7,700,000 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $7,700,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $1,186,525 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,186,525
2011-10-13Agreement $6,334,835 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,334,835
2011-07-01RPTT&RET $17,788,935 — from PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXII LLC to TANDEM NY PROPERTIES LLC $17,788,935
2009-01-21Agreement $6,722,347 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,722,347
2006-03-31Mortgage $2,733,184 — from LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,733,184
2006-03-31Agreement $12,892,672 — from PRIME 232 ELIZABETH, LLC; PRIME 1636-1642 LEXINGTON, LLC; PRIME 20-22 PRINCE, LLC; PRIME 3 to FANNIE MAE $12,892,672
2006-03-31Agreement $6,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC $6,800,000
2006-03-31AL&R $6,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LEXINGTON NY REALTY LLC $6,800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172280113
201832113322
201952120120
202016750082
202104740179
2022015017
2023002901241
202400160218
202504285542
202601270230
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 576Ownership & money 70Health & systems 60

Every one of the 816 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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