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21 Lenox Avenue

873Records
15City systems
1Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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873 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 577 311 service requests, 78 rodent inspections, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1994
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)DURAN, SR., MANUEL
BBL1018210031
BIN1054959

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

176 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (62) · Noise (36) · Encampment (16) · Illegal Dumping (11) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · Consumer Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$211,916 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,902,000 $3,105,900
2026$6,386,000 $2,873,700
2027$6,638,000 $2,987,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mama's Fried ChickenChickenAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

Subway110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park North / Malcolm X Blvd — M2 M3 M4 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 111 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Locke School of Arts and Engineering. 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

21 Lenox Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

176 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $921,436 on 2024-10-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-28Agreement $3,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 2141 MD JR., LLC $3,200,000
2024-10-28Mortgage $921,436 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $921,436
2016-01-08Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2016-01-08Agreement $3,597,465 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $3,597,465
2016-01-08AL&R $3,597,465 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $3,597,465
2014-10-06AL&R $2,700,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,700,000
2014-10-06Mortgage $299,364 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $299,364
2014-10-06Agreement $2,700,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,700,000
2012-08-20RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from DURAN, JR., MANUEL to DURAN, SR., MANUEL $2,500,000
2012-05-15Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to NEWBANK $2,500,000
2008-07-31Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to SKYLLAS, PETE $1,000,000
2004-05-19Agreement $2,037,096 — from D & M REALTY CORP. to 2141 MD JR., LLC BY MANUEL DURAN, JR. $2,037,096
1998-04-29Mortgage $2,350,000 — from 2141 MD JR., LLC to D & M REALTY CORP. $2,350,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
77
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017044601161
201806490762
2019742001647
2020162430768
202120320236
202200310536
202301350844
2024006251077
202501670775
202600460551
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 657Ownership & money 27Health & systems 95

Every one of the 873 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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