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191 Lenox Avenue

546Records
15City systems
19Open violations
199.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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546 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 HPD housing violations, 128 311 service requests, 120 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1888
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN C
BBL1019040033
BIN1057558

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 199.5. 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 violations19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · ELECTRIC (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES
Head officerCRAIG LIVINGSTON
Managing agentWAVECREST MGMT GROUP
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,480,000 $666,000
2026$1,184,000 $532,800
2027$1,421,000 $639,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 900 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 · 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.

Report a problem to 311

191 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,350,000 on 2018-12-31 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 22 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
2018-12-31AL&R $25,350,000 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $25,350,000
2018-12-31Mortgage $25,350,000 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $25,350,000
2018-12-14Agreement $27,543,507 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $27,543,507
2015-03-03AL&R $18,027,204 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $18,027,204
2015-03-03Mortgage $1,613,937 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $1,613,937
2015-03-03AL&R $1,613,937 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $1,613,937
2015-03-03AL&R $3,438,859 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $3,438,859
2015-03-03Mortgage $3,438,859 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $3,438,859
2015-03-03Mortgage $18,027,204 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $18,027,204
2014-12-30Deed $3,132,216 — from CREATIONS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC $3,132,216
1999-10-01Mortgage $250,000 — from CREATIONS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD $250,000
1999-10-01Mortgage $240,000 — from CREATIONS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD $240,000
1994-08-31Mortgage $2,379,266 — from CREATIONS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $2,379,266

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017611150335
201830012318
201910330438
202000530255
202100860288
202200380341
202300391444
20240090514
202500300434
202601860188
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 409Ownership & money 42Health & systems 38

Every one of the 546 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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