654 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 242 311 service requests, 139 HPD complaints, 44 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.8. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1976-07-20. |
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.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (64) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Sewer (4) · Illegal Fireworks (3) · Food Establishment (2) · New Tree Request (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Lenox Building Management LLC |
| Head officer | Ivan Sun |
| Managing agent | REM Residential |
| Last registered | 2025-11-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,118,400 | $503,280 |
| 2026 | $1,342,000 | $603,900 |
| 2027 | $1,610,000 | $724,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2014 estimate: gross income $181,885 a year ($21.79 per sq ft), operating expenses $96,411 ($11.55 per sq ft), net operating income $85,474. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tio Luca | Spanish | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (4 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 | 135 St — 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
421 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 |
87 311 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.
Managed by REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 138 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $454,391 on 2019-06-26 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-19 | RPTT&RET $859,924 — from SUN, DANIELLE to DANIELLE SUN 2019 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; MICHAEL SUN, CO-TRUSTEE; IVAN SUN, CO-TRUSTEE | $859,924 | |
| 2021-01-19 | RPTT&RET $859,924 — from SUN, IVAN to DANIELLE SUN, CO-TRUSTEE; IVAN SUN 2019 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; MAXWELL SUN, CO-TRUSTEE | $859,924 | |
| 2019-06-26 | Mortgage $454,392 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $454,392 | |
| 2019-06-26 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2014-08-14 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-08-14 | Mortgage $268,148 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $268,148 | |
| 2010-12-01 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC, to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2010-12-01 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC, to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2010-05-12 | Deed $762,500 — from MACKEY, JR, WILLIAM F to LENOX BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC | $762,500 | |
| 2008-07-11 | AL&R $125,000 — from 101 WEST 131 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $125,000 | |
| 2008-07-11 | Mortgage $125,000 — from 101 WEST 131 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $125,000 | |
| 2007-06-25 | AL&R $600,000 — from 101 WEST 131 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to TITAN-LB LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2007-06-25 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 101 WEST 131 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to TITAN-LB LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 101 WEST 131ST STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CANTOR, DAVID A; LEVITES, BARRY H | $150,000 | |
| 1986-03-31 | Mortgage $15,375 — from 101 WEST 131 ST HSGETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK | $15,375 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 49 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
| 2025 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
Every one of the 654 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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