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2186 5 Avenue

2,756Records
21City systems
144Open violations
32.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,756 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,307 311 service requests, 643 HPD complaints, 312 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1958
Floors16
Res. units286
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1017300036
BIN1053890

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations144 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

82 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 16 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
38
’24–25
16
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$13,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

323 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (58) · Noise (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · PLUMBING (34) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · WATER LEAK (22).

Filed construction activity

$631,270 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (286)
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)SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerSETH SCHOCHET
Managing agentHAMPTON MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2026-03-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,040,000 $9,018,000
2026$23,320,000 $10,494,000
2027$20,382,000 $9,171,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 135 St — M1 · 300 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 135 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

2186 5 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

323 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HAMPTON MANAGEMENT CO — 10 buildings, 2,606 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2600 Netherland Avenue BX569 B
10 West 135 Street MN286 C
470 Lenox Avenue MN286 B
2186 5 Avenue MN286 B
40 West 135 Street MN286 C
25 West 132 Street MN286 C
45 West 132 Street MN286 C
240 East 59 Street MN160 A
360 Amsterdam Avenue MN127 A
542 West 153 Street MN34 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,699,680 on 2016-10-13 (lender: Capital One, Natoinal Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-13Agreement $27,699,681 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATOINAL ASSOCIATION $27,699,681
2016-10-13Mortgage $9,699,681 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATOINAL ASSOCIATION $9,699,681
2016-10-13AL&R $27,699,681 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATOINAL ASSOCIATION $27,699,681
2016-10-13Deed $18,000,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC $18,000,000
2016-09-30Sold for $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $62,937
2014-02-10AL&R $15,000,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-10AL&R $3,000,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-10Mortgage $15,000,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-10Mortgage $3,000,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-10Agreement $5,833,333 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $5,833,333
2014-02-10Agreement $166,667 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $166,667
2014-02-10Agreement $6,666,667 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $6,666,667
2014-02-10Agreement $1,333,333 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $1,333,333
2014-02-10Agreement $62,500,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $62,500,000
2014-02-10Agreement $12,500,000 — from SECOND LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $12,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2021
2022
276
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201704963103
20180141106130
201901219210214
2020011682171
2021222232229
2022252368251
20239152457276
2024221657176
20250023711248
2026012474252
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The full timeline

Construction 149Enforcement 137Housing & tenants 2,326Ownership & money 72Health & systems 72

Every one of the 2,756 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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