1,222 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 311 service requests, 398 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-09-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$101,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1887) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WE 187 Lenox LLC |
| Head officer | SETH WEISSMAN |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,014,000 | $456,300 |
| 2026 | $1,082,000 | $486,900 |
| 2027 | $1,298,000 | $584,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer & Goat | American | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | 116 St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 119 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 121 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
187 Lenox Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 154 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,550,000 on 2015-12-03 (lender: Carver Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-03 | AL&R $2,550,000 — from WEMA 187 LENOX LLC; WESJW 187 LENOX LLC; WE 187 LENOX LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,550,000 | |
| 2015-12-03 | Mortgage $2,550,000 — from WESJW 187 LENOX LLC; WE 187 LENOX LLC; WEMA 187 LENOX LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,550,000 | |
| 2014-09-05 | Deed $352,000 — from WE 187 LENOX LLC to WEMAW HOLDINGS LLC; WESJW HOLDINGS LLC | $352,000 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Deed $1,600,000 — from 1389 STEBBINS CORP. to WE 187 LENOX LLC | $1,600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 86 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 50 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 31 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,222 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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