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142 East 126 Street

5,581Records
22City systems
101Open violations
335.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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5,581 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,104 HPD complaints, 1,925 311 service requests, 945 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1940
Floors7
Res. units30
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)2085 LEXINGTON LLC
BBL1017740051
BIN1054487

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 335.8. 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 violations101 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

580 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 166 · winter 2024–25: 60 · winter 2025–26: 328 · winter 2026–27: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

166
’23–24
60
’24–25
328
’25–26
10
’26–27

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

587 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (289) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (46) · Noise (39) · Dirty Condition (33) · GENERAL (27) · PLUMBING (24).

Filed construction activity

$861,146 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)2085 Lexington LLC
Head officerNurul Ahia
Managing agentTristar Management Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,982,000 $2,241,900
2026$5,636,000 $2,536,200
2027$5,437,000 $2,446,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Famous PizzaPizzaBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, 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 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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 126 St — M35 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 127 St · 400 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

142 East 126 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

587 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 289 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 TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Avenue A MN63 B
1632 Madison Avenue MN59 D
630 West 136 Street MN45 B
35-61 92 Street QN45 B
579 61 Street BK44 C
351 West 125 Street MN38 F
3505 Rochambeau Avenue BX35 C
2356 Grand Concourse BX32 D
2366 Grand Concourse BX32 D
152 Thompson Street MN30 A
629 West 135 Street MN30 C
142 East 126 Street MN30 D
1065 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
142 Sullivan Street MN27 A
161 Prince Street MN24 A
826 9 Avenue MN22 C
715 East 5 Street MN20 B
3246 3 Avenue BX20 C
824 9 Avenue MN18 B
159 Prince Street MN16 B
31 St Marks Place MN16 B
746 9 Avenue MN16 C
85 Rivington Street MN15 C
615 1/2 Hudson Street MN15 C
1675 Lexington Avenue MN12 B
1732 2 Avenue MN12 C
723 11 Avenue MN11 B
714 Greenwich Street MN10 B
944 Columbus Avenue MN10 C
2361 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
2359 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
105 Avenue C MN9 B
113 1 Avenue MN8 D
120 East 116 Street MN8 C
941 Columbus Avenue MN8 B
451 Bergen Street BK8 A
1739 2 Avenue MN8 F
327 East 22 Street BK8 C
407 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
103 3 Place BK8 C
5723 5 Avenue BK8 C
190 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
472 Bergen Street BK7 A
4802 4 Avenue BK7 A
4423 4 Avenue BK6 D
414 4 Avenue BK6 B
817 9 Avenue MN6 B
361 1 Avenue MN6 B
1290 Nostrand Avenue BK6 C
470 Bergen Street BK6 A
202 Flatbush Avenue BK6 C
268 Flatbush Avenue BK5 D
474 Bergen Street BK5 D
819 9 Avenue MN5 C
115 Seigel Street BK4 D
478 Bergen Street BK4 D
94-01 Roosevelt Avenue QN4 D
204 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
480 Bergen Street BK4 C
212 Flatbush Avenue BK4 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,818,619 on 2020-03-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-29AL&R $11,066,000 — from 2085 LEXINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,066,000
2020-03-10Mortgage $2,818,619 — from 2085 LEXINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,818,619
2020-03-10Agreement $11,066,000 — from 2085 LEXINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,066,000
2015-03-12Deed $12,600,000 — from 2085 LEX OPERATING CORP. to 2085 LEXINGTON LLC $12,600,000
2015-03-12Mortgage $8,750,000 — from 2085 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,750,000
2015-03-12AL&R $8,750,000 — from 2085 LEXINGTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,750,000
1994-11-15Mortgage $100,000 — from 2085 LEXINGTON OPERATING CORP. to RAFTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS $100,000
1989-04-06Mortgage $50,000 — from REM TRADING CORP to ARTHA MANAGEMENT INC $50,000

Ten-year activity

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652
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017201310906148
2018211125803293
201978242124282
20200522858246
202111326607287
202202197016215
202309415018442
202421523109257
20253222907241
202608631013652
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The full timeline

Construction 144Enforcement 208Housing & tenants 5,072Ownership & money 23Health & systems 134

Every one of the 5,581 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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