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57 Lenox Avenue

1,017Records
15City systems
148Open violations
403.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,017 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 425 HPD complaints, 220 311 service requests, 173 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)100 W 113TH STREET LLC
BBL1018220036
BIN1054986

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 403.8. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations148 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 71 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2003-08-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

53 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
20
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$15,060 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Food Establishment (2) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$57,625 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)100 !W 113 STREET LLC
Head officerJOSEPH F PORTO
Managing agentFIDELITY TRUST REALTY
Last registered2025-12-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$933,800 $420,210
2026$996,000 $448,200
2027$884,000 $397,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Los 3 CharrosMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, 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.

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park North / Malcolm X Blvd — M2 M3 M4 · 700 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 111 St · 550 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

57 Lenox 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

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $615,273 on 2005-05-24 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-24Agreement $1,100,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 100 W 113TH STREET LLC $1,100,000
2005-05-24Agreement $1,100,000 — from 100 W 113TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,100,000
2005-05-24Mortgage $615,274 — from 100 W 113TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $615,274
2002-04-05Mortgage $425,000 — from PORTO, JOSEPH to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $425,000
1998-08-24Mortgage $35,000 — from WILSON, LEEIRON to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $35,000
1990-10-12Mortgage $147,685 — from WILSON, LEEIRON to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $147,685

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701170119
201800290130
20190290314
202062140022
202111320034
202200190221
202300640266
202400920496
20252413809153
202603171829
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 836Ownership & money 27Health & systems 48

Every one of the 1,017 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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