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154 East 119 Street

2,468Records
19City systems
3Open violations
61.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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2,468 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 858 311 service requests, 645 HPD housing violations, 631 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units44
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T
BBL1017670052
BIN1075645, 1085299

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 61.5. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (28) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · PLUMBING (7).

Filed construction activity

$987,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (44)
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 COURT LLC
Head officerCHARLES P GENDRON
Managing agentSHP MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,741,000 $2,133,450
2026$4,819,000 $2,168,550
2027$5,449,000 $2,452,050

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rosticeria Y Tortilleria LupitaMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 119 St — M101 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 120 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Samuel Stern. 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

154 East 119 Street

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

103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 SHP MANAGEMENT CORP — 18 buildings, 1,428 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1250 5 Avenue MN446 B
332 East 28 Street MN224 A
10 Post Avenue MN95 B
1952 2 Avenue MN91 A
980 Columbus Avenue MN90 A
14 West 107 Street MN89 A
152 Manhattan Avenue MN81 A
1990 Adam C Powell Blvd MN45 B
154 East 119 Street MN44 B
149 East 118 Street MN42 A
1995 Adam C Powell Blvd MN39 B
2010 Lexington Avenue MN31 A
212 East 119 Street MN29 B
125 East 118 Street MN24 A
166 East 119 Street MN24 A
135 East 122 Street MN21 A
121 East 119 Street MN9 B
125 East 119 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $73,110,000 on 2022-01-18 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 9 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
2022-01-18Mortgage $73,110,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LEXINGTON COURT LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $73,110,000
2022-01-18Agreement $67,804,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to LEXINGTON COURT LLC $67,804,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $25,500,000
2009-12-23Deed $22,912,342 — from MET-PACA II ASSOCIATES, L.P. to EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $22,912,342
2009-12-23Mortgage $5,370,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P.; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,370,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $25,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178019101200
201829810395
20192117814186
20201517202180
202142029105320
202235157924198
202334142012161
202414620572
202500112013125
202601400445
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 2,171Ownership & money 31Health & systems 82

Every one of the 2,468 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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