232 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 DOB permits.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Dirty Condition (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
$74,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1909) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 420 LENOX LLC |
| Head officer | JOHNNY CELESTIN |
| Managing agent | 420 LENOX LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $632,000 | $284,400 |
| 2026 | $506,000 | $227,700 |
| 2027 | $552,000 | $248,400 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musette Wine Bar | French | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 135 St — 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
420 Lenox 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 |
33 311 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: $109,146 on 2005-07-22 (lender: Carver Federal Savings 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-22 | Agreement $161,302 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $161,302 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Agreement $1,887,848 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,887,848 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Mortgage $1,260,004 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,260,004 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Mortgage $109,146 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $109,146 | |
| 2005-01-18 | AL&R $759,000 — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 420 LENOX, LLC | $759,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $445,000 — from 420 LENOX, LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK -HPD | $445,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Agreement $2,592,630 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,592,630 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Agreement $759,000 — from 420 LENOX, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $759,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $58,215 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $58,215 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $700,785 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $700,785 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Agreement $109,146 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $109,146 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Deed $1,244,000 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 420 LENOX, LLC | $1,244,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $161,302 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $161,302 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $1,887,848 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,887,848 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Agreement $221,520 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $221,520 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Every one of the 232 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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