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183 Lenox Avenue

378Records
16City systems
4Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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378 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 30 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1887
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)183 HVB LLC
BBL1019040030
BIN1057555

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-05-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Parking (4) · Damaged Tree (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$232,800 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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)183 HVB LLC
Head officerJAMES GUARINO
Managing agentERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$960,000 $432,000
2026$1,152,000 $518,400
2027$1,382,000 $621,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 119 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 121 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

183 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

16 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139 Eldridge Street MN22 B
386 East 139 Street BX18 C
85-82 Eliot Avenue QN15 A
185 Schaefer Street BK10 A
75 West 118 Street MN8 C
223 Avenue B MN8 B
5603 2 Avenue BK4 B
460 West 145 Street MN4 A
470 West 145 Street MN4 D
5601 2 Avenue BK4 D
183 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
963 East 165 Street BX2 A
967 East 165 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2018-03-14 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from 183 HVB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,100,000
2018-03-14Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 183 HVB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,100,000
2018-03-14Agreement $2,100,000 — from 183 HVB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,100,000
2016-02-25Agreement $1,000,000 — from GUARINO, JAMES V; 183 HVB LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2015-08-05Agreement $1,000,000 — from GUARINO, JAMES V; 183 HVB LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2013-07-24Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 183 HVB LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2013-07-24AL&R $1,000,000 — from 183 HVB LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2010-08-25Deed $795,049 — from KINGSTON, VIOLA to 183 HVB LLC $795,049
2008-08-21Mortgage $725,000 — from KINGSTON, VIOLA to HVB THREE LLC $725,000
2008-08-21AL&R $725,000 — from KINGSTON, VIOLA to HVB THREE LLC $725,000
1991-08-15Mortgage $25,000 — from KINGSTON, VIOLA to BELL CAP PROPERTIES $25,000
1990-03-28Mortgage $7,500 — from BELL CAP PROPERTIES to ALLSTATE INVESTORS CORP $7,500
1983-08-01Mortgage $15,000 — from BELL-CAP PROPERTIES,INC to HOLDER, ERROL $15,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176570119
20182195825
2019001034
2020008019
202103250028
202222140220
20230660315
2024005038
202520100315
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 28Health & systems 37

Every one of the 378 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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