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89 Lenox Avenue

4,278Records
20City systems
139Open violations
74.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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4,278 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,548 311 service requests, 1,452 HPD complaints, 814 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1981
Floors11
Res. units161
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CHURCH HOME RENTAL HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. INC.
BBL1018240016
BIN1055038

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 74.4. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations139 total — 51 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

230 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 120 · winter 2024–25: 62 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

120
’23–24
62
’24–25
42
’25–26

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

438 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (111) · DOOR/WINDOW (46) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (43) · PAINT/PLASTER (39) · Noise (36) · PLUMBING (33).

Filed construction activity

$1,421,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1981)
YesSix or more residential units (161)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES
Head officerNEALLE B SEAVEY
Managing agentDaltonManagementCompany
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,247,000 $12,711,150
2026$29,385,000 $13,223,250
2027$31,479,000 $14,165,550

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Malcolm X Blvd — M7 M116 · 450 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 115 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth. 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

89 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

438 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 111 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 DALTONMANAGEMENTCOMPANY — 10 buildings, 1,245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1750 Sedgwick Avenue BX227 B
220 West 133 Street MN200 B
175 West 90 Street MN187 B
89 Lenox Avenue MN161 C
646 Lenox Avenue MN134 B
1071 Tinton Avenue BX125 B
257 West 111 Street MN113 A
225 8 Avenue MN70 A
303 West 21 Street MN15 B
303 West 21 Street MN13 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $48,000,000 on 2021-04-09 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC), 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
2022-05-04Agreement $48,000,000 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATAES, L.P.; CHURCH HOME RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME; ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $48,000,000
2022-01-27Agreement $48,000,000 — from CHURCH HOME RENTAL HOUSING DEV. FUND CO.; CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $48,000,000
2022-01-27Deed $47,394,167 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CHURCH HOME RENTAL HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. $47,394,167
2021-12-30Sold for $47,394,167 $47,394,167 $294,374
2021-04-09Mortgage $48,000,000 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $48,000,000
2014-04-21AL&R $11,000,000 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES; CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2014-04-21Agreement $11,000,000 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES; CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2014-04-21Mortgage $4,270,099 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, L.P.; CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES to SIGNATURE BANK $4,270,099
2004-05-13Agreement $8,200,000 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, LP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $8,200,000
2004-05-13Mortgage $732,535 — from CHURCH HOME ASSOCIATES, LP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $732,535

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
556
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017121115404181
20181213507145
201921249010262
20200029604300
20212133731010408
20228123761210418
202344388014410
202446534012556
20253120205211
20261020206209
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 177Housing & tenants 3,874Ownership & money 45Health & systems 117

Every one of the 4,278 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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