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65 Lenox Avenue

493Records
16City systems
22Open violations
119.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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493 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 113 HPD complaints, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)65-67 LENOX LLC
BBL1018230031
BIN1055015

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 119.8. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations22 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1978-07-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
17
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Dirty Condition (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (11)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)65-67 LENOX LLC
Head officerJOEL GOLDSTEIN
Managing agentMM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$897,000 $403,650
2026$844,000 $379,800
2027$920,000 $414,000

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 113 St — M2 · 700 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 115 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

65 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

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 MM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 219 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
164 West 141 Street MN84 B
155 Lenox Avenue MN37 B
311 West 111 Street MN28 B
65 Lenox Avenue MN11 B
169 Morningside Avenue MN10 B
167 Morningside Avenue MN10 C
171 Morningside Avenue MN10 C
163 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
165 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
67 Lenox Avenue MN9 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,493 on 2016-01-30 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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
2016-01-30Mortgage $6,494 — from 65-67 LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,494
2016-01-30Agreement $3,500,000 — from 65-67 LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2016-01-30AL&R $3,500,000 — from 65-67 LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2013-11-22Deed $4,711,711 — from 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC to 65-67 LENOX LLC $4,711,711
2013-11-22Mortgage $3,524,500 — from 65-67 LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,524,500
2013-11-22AL&R $3,524,500 — from 65-67 LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,524,500
2013-11-18Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK $214,389,592
2013-11-18Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK $214,389,592
2010-07-09Agreement $32,583,385 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC $32,583,385
2007-04-05Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC $8,590,000
2007-04-05Agreement $32,650,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH, LLC $32,650,000
2007-04-05Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC $499,000
2007-04-05Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC $1,070,000
2007-04-05Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC $109,742,461
2006-12-01AL&R $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC to 655 WEST 160 LLC; 2010 7TH AVENUE LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE LLC; 305 WEST 111 LLC; 1829 ADAM $109,742,461

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017213017
201800160218
20190070310
202000191121
202100202426
20220070310
202303310337
202401192628
202500420446
202600630467
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 364Ownership & money 66Health & systems 43

Every one of the 493 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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