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45 Lenox Avenue

2,456Records
18City systems
91Open violations
92.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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2,456 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,010 HPD complaints, 798 311 service requests, 316 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GATEWAY I TP4 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C OMPANY,INC
BBL1018220029
BIN1084006, 1084007

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 92.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations91 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 27 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
15
’24–25
27
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · PLUMBING (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · GENERAL (16) · Noise (16).

Filed construction activity

$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (60)
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)GATEWAY I TP4 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN
Head officerLUCRECIA ALMANZAR
Managing agentMANHATTAN NORTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC
Last registered2025-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,802,000 $5,310,900
2026$12,187,000 $5,484,150
2027$10,088,000 $4,539,600

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

Subway110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park North / Malcolm X Blvd — M2 M3 M4 · 600 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 111 St · 450 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

45 Lenox Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

195 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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 MANHATTAN NORTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC — 8 buildings, 1,346 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1465 Park Avenue MN400 B
107 East 126 Street MN255 D
112 East 128 Street MN157 D
123 East 129 Street MN142 D
1900 Lexington Avenue MN134 D
2034 Amsterdam Avenue MN110 D
2321 Adam C Powell Blvd MN88 B
45 Lenox Avenue MN60 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,499,800 on 2021-03-15 (lender: Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-15Mortgage $20,499,800 — from GATEWAY I TP4 LLC; GATEWAY I TP4 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BELLWETHER ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE CAPITA $20,499,800
2014-11-13Mortgage $15,280,000 — from GATEWAY I TP4 LLC; GATEWAY I TP4 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CENTERLINE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. $15,280,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2012-01-11Agreement $10,762,000 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CENTERLINE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. $10,762,000
2012-01-11Mortgage $5,953,796 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CENTERLINE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. $5,953,796
2008-03-27RPTT&RET $3,595,000 — from GATEWAY EMPROVEMENT CORP.; ERTEGUN, AHMET M `; VOGAL, SHELDON; ERTEGUN, SELMA to TPE GATEWAY 1 ACQUISITION LLC; TPE GATEWAY 1 GENERAL LLC $3,595,000
2007-08-20RPTT&RET $1,844,195 — from MORRIS, DOUGLAS to TPE GATEWAY I ACQUISITION LLC $1,844,195
2006-07-24AL&R $5,020,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES, L.P. $5,020,000
2006-07-24Agreement $5,020,000 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITIBANK, N.A. $5,020,000
2006-07-24Mortgage $2,112,437 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITIBANK, N.A. $2,112,437
1985-01-14Mortgage $3,544,700 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES to SYBEDON CORPORATION $3,544,700
1983-04-13Mortgage $3,544,700 — from GATEWAY I ASSOCIATES to SYBEDON CORPORATION $3,544,700

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170010401105
20180119502198
20190111707125
202030670272
202142564268
202202890495
202303670474
202402740581
2025019803102
20260128202285
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 169Housing & tenants 2,170Ownership & money 46Health & systems 43

Every one of the 2,456 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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