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2026 Lexington Avenue

1,751Records
19City systems
83Open violations
289.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,751 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 778 311 service requests, 416 HPD housing violations, 278 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CO INC
BBL1017720055
BIN1054448

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 289.1. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations83 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

235 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (184) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Rodent (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,080,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)Hope East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Head officerWalter Roberts
Managing agentHope East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,763,000 $1,243,350
2026$2,768,000 $1,245,600
2027$2,701,000 $1,215,450

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China KingChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 124 St — M101 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 123 St & Lexington Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes. 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

2026 Lexington Avenue

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

235 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC INC — 38 buildings, 492 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B14 · C16 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
18 East 110 Street MN60 C
415 East 115 Street MN30 B
429 East 115 Street MN24 C
426 East 115 Street MN24 B
11 East 109 Street MN24 B
15 East 109 Street MN24 C
344 East 112 Street MN18 C
423 East 115 Street MN18 B
2026 Lexington Avenue MN16 C
24 East 109 Street MN15 B
22 East 109 Street MN15 C
334 East 112 Street MN14 B
212 East 117 Street MN14 D
2158 2 Avenue MN13 D
210 East 119 Street MN13 B
1618 Madison Avenue MN12 C
16 East 109 Street MN11 C
2291 1/2 2 Avenue MN11 C
26 East 109 Street MN10 C
112 East 117 Street MN10 A
2349 2 Avenue MN10 B
212 East 111 Street MN10 B
316 East 116 Street MN9 B
18 East 109 Street MN9 D
2284 2 Avenue MN9 C
154 East 124 Street MN8 F
307 East 111 Street MN8 B
422 East 115 Street MN8 C
162 East 105 Street MN7 C
1691 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
2330 2 Avenue MN6 B
120 East 117 Street MN5 C
140 East 117 Street MN4 D
2161 2 Avenue MN4 D
156 East 124 Street MN4 C
161 East 116 Street MN3 B
2164 2 Avenue MN3 B
155 East 117 Street MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2019-10-16 (lender: Hope Community, INC.), covering 41 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
2020-04-16Agreement $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. $3,000,000
2017-01-23Deed $6,726,800 — from NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HOUSING DEV F to HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $6,726,800
2017-01-23Mortgage $27,754,059 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $27,754,059
2017-01-23Agreement $1,109,820 — from HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. to HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $1,109,820
2017-01-23Mortgage $1,773,506 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HOUSING DEVEL $1,773,506
2017-01-23Mortgage $677,289 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HOUSING DEVEL $677,289
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,055,574 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,055,574
2017-01-23Mortgage $46,875,648 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $46,875,648
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,068,778 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,068,778
2014-03-20CERR $1,109,820 — from NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HOUSING DEVEL to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,109,820
2013-04-12Mortgage $1,124,008 — from NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1HOPE HOUSING DEVELO to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,124,008
2011-07-29RPTT&RET $3,303,501 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HDFC, INC. $3,303,501
2011-07-29Mortgage $610,152 — from NEW HAARLEM VILLAGE 1 HOPE HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $610,152

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017140349223388
201851620775
2019106191889
2020009344101
202101560360
202202470554
202301500657
202402611872
202500155010165
202600172017189
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 1,511Ownership & money 66Health & systems 104

Every one of the 1,751 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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