368 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 HPD housing violations, 60 HPD complaints, 45 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. 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 | 15 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1983-09-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (8) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (4) |
| 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) | younghee han |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $932,000 | $419,400 |
| 2026 | $895,000 | $402,750 |
| 2027 | $1,074,000 | $483,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il Caffe Latte | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2010 (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 · 350 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.
189 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 |
13 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,200,000 on 2019-11-14 (lender: New Millenium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-14 | Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 189 LENOX LLC to NEW MILLENIUM BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2019-11-14 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from 189 LENOX LLC to NEW MILLENIUM BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Deed $3,000,000 — from JOO, EUNSUK; LEE, GUN JEONG to 189 LENOX LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2019-10-31 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $750,000 |
| 2005-09-20 | Deed $950,000 — from TNANGA REALTY CORP. to JOO, EUNSUK; LEE, GUN JEONG | $950,000 | |
| 2005-09-20 | Mortgage $712,500 — from LEE, GUN JEONG; JOO, EUNSUK to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $712,500 | |
| 2005-09-20 | AL&R $712,500 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to LEE, GUN JEONG; JOO, EUNSUK | $712,500 | |
| 2002-10-11 | Mortgage $187,500 — from TNANGA REALTY CORP. to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $187,500 | |
| 1997-12-15 | Mortgage $50,000 — from PATTERSON, MARY C. to FHB FUNDING CORP. | $50,000 | |
| 1990-03-28 | Mortgage $7,500 — from MARY P. REALTY CORP to ALLSTATE INVESTORS CORP | $7,500 | |
| 1985-10-22 | Mortgage $65,000 — from MARY P. REALTY CORP. to AID PROPERTIES, INC. | $65,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Every one of the 368 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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