1,844 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 770 311 service requests, 582 HPD complaints, 139 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 14.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 36 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$15,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PLUMBING (9) · Elevator (8) · ELECTRIC (7) · Water System (5).
$658,590 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1970) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (134) |
| 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) | BETHUNE TOWERS ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | NEALLE B SEAVEY |
| Managing agent | DaltonManagementCompany |
| Last registered | 2025-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,535,000 | $2,490,750 |
| 2026 | $5,580,000 | $2,511,000 |
| 2027 | $6,058,000 | $2,726,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 | 145 St — 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 142 St — M1 M7 M102 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 144 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm. 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.
646 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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.
Managed by DALTONMANAGEMENTCOMPANY — 10 buildings, 1,245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 Sedgwick Avenue | BX | 227 | B |
| 220 West 133 Street | MN | 200 | B |
| 175 West 90 Street | MN | 187 | B |
| 89 Lenox Avenue | MN | 161 | C |
| 646 Lenox Avenue | MN | 134 | B |
| 1071 Tinton Avenue | BX | 125 | B |
| 257 West 111 Street | MN | 113 | A |
| 225 8 Avenue | MN | 70 | A |
| 303 West 21 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 303 West 21 Street | MN | 13 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,660,243 on 2007-01-16 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-16 | Mortgage $1,660,243 — from BETHUNE TOWER, INC.; BETHUNE TOWER COMPANY OF NEW YORK, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,660,243 | |
| 2006-07-19 | Mortgage $2,708,100 — from BETHUNE TOWER, INC.; BETHUNE TOWER COMPANY OF NEW YORK, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,708,100 | |
| 2006-07-19 | Agreement $1,536,667 — from BETHUNE TOWER, INC.; BETHUNE TOWER COMPANY OF NEW YORK, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,536,667 | |
| 2006-07-19 | Mortgage $596,235 — from BETHUNE TOWER, INC.; BETHUNE TOWER COMPANY OF NEW YORK, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $596,235 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 63 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 63 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 2 | 90 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 | 140 | 3 | 156 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 4 | 123 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 4 | 94 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 76 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 91 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 69 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 106 |
Every one of the 1,844 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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