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1751 Lexington Avenue

201Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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201 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 HPD housing violations, 28 ECB/OATH violations, 22 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL
BBL1016360051
BIN1052131

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$156,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMILT TRUST
Head officerMICHAEL DIFONZO
Managing agentEMRA MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$755,000 $339,750
2026$604,000 $271,800
2027$725,000 $326,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.

Getting around

Subway110 St — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 110 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 109 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera. 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

1751 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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 EMRA MANAGEMENT CORP — 6 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
57-14 Catalpa Avenue QN6 A
18-11 College Point Blvd QN4 B
1751 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
57-11 Catalpa Avenue QN2 A
70-09 Myrtle Avenue QN2 A
905 Seneca Avenue QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2020-01-13 (lender: M&t Bank), 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
2020-01-13Mortgage $2,000,000 — from KALAMARAS, AS TRUSTEE, GREGORY; DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL; ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMI to M&T BANK $2,000,000
1995-07-05Mortgage $170,000 — from DIFONZO, RALPH; DIFONZO, ANTONINETTE to FHB FUNDING CORP. $170,000
1989-02-23Mortgage $224,000 — from MOORE, BRUCE JR to SECOND COMMERCIAL FDINC $224,000
1988-03-22Mortgage $75,000 — from MOORE, BRUCE JR to SPITZER, LINDA $75,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201831037
201903025
202001113
202106039
202201023
202312137
202401034
202501034
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 14Health & systems 32

Every one of the 201 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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