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121 Lenox Avenue

870Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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870 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 381 311 service requests, 115 DOB permits, 67 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MITCHELL MEKLES
BBL1019010029
BIN1057405

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · Dirty Condition (18) · Noise (12) · Homeless Person Assistance (8) · Vendor Enforcement (7) · Illegal Dumping (4).

Filed construction activity

$4,235,520 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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$10,772,000 $4,847,400
2026$10,983,000 $4,942,350
2027$11,411,000 $5,134,950

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amy Ruth'sSoul FoodA—

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 (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 5 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 2017 (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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Malcolm X Blvd — M7 M116 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 117 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

121 Lenox Avenue

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

105 311 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: $4,258,566 on 2015-04-07 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-07AL&R $10,000,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $10,000,000
2015-04-07Mortgage $4,258,566 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $4,258,566
2015-04-07Agreement $10,000,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $10,000,000
2012-04-06Mortgage $3,939,735 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $3,939,735
2012-04-06Agreement $6,000,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $6,000,000
2012-04-06AL&R $6,000,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST. CORP. to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $6,000,000
2003-04-18Mortgage $985,801 — from MITCHELL ENTERPRISES to NORTH FORK BANK $985,801
2001-10-24Mortgage $100,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116TH ST. CORP. to BROADVIEW FUNDING CORP. $100,000
1998-10-15Mortgage $300,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST.CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $300,000
1997-04-07Mortgage $328,589 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST.CORP. to TITAN MANAGEMENT, L.P. $328,589
1994-05-09Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 ST.CORP.; STARLIGHT PROPERTIESDELAWARE L.P.; 256 W. 116 ST. REALTY INC. to CITIBANK, NA $2,000,000
1991-10-21Mortgage $370,000 — from 101-115 WEST 116 STCORP to CITIBANK, NA. $370,000
1991-10-21Mortgage $630,000 — from 101-115 WEST ST CORP to CITIBANK, N.A $630,000
1984-04-13Mortgage $215,000 — from TWELFTH CHURCH ETC to LIVINGSTON REALTY CORP., $215,000
1983-11-02Mortgage $215,000 — from TWELFTH CHURCH/ETC. to LIVINGSTON REALTY CORP. $215,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174533143
20187437250
2019121431360
2020201220153
202119839167
202216313234
202313312735
20244249661
202512035855
202623019648
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The full timeline

Construction 205Enforcement 175Housing & tenants 392Ownership & money 50Health & systems 48

Every one of the 870 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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