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429 Lenox Avenue

2,123Records
17City systems
56Open violations
118.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,123 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 872 HPD complaints, 517 311 service requests, 455 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1921
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)429 LENOX REALTY LLC
BBL1019160031
BIN1058104

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 118.5. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations56 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · GENERAL (2) · Food Establishment (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$176,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)429 LENOX REALTY, LLC
Head officerJACOB SOLEIMANI
Managing agentMonarch Management, LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,433,000 $1,094,850
2026$2,399,000 $1,079,550
2027$2,513,000 $1,130,850

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Latin On Lenox Restaurant An Juice BarLatin AmericanB—

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: Food Contaminated, Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 130 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

429 Lenox Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MONARCH MANAGEMENT, LLC — 9 buildings, 128 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
429 Lenox Avenue MN23 B
402 East 136 Street BX20 D
317 East 150 Street BX18 C
1881 Grand Concourse BX18 D
553 Walton Avenue BX14 D
522 East 149 Street BX10 D
143 East 149 Street BX9 D
206 Willis Avenue BX8 D
222 Willis Avenue BX8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $529,402 on 2021-06-17 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-17Agreement $5,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 429 LENOX REALTY LLC $5,200,000
2021-06-17Mortgage $529,402 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $529,402
2016-01-22Agreement $5,125,000 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $5,125,000
2016-01-22Mortgage $2,646,910 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $2,646,910
2012-10-15Mortgage $2,650,000 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,650,000
2012-10-15Mortgage $117,200 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $117,200
2012-10-15Agreement $2,650,000 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,650,000
2012-10-04RPTT&RET $186,030 — from SOLEIMANI, ISAAC to SOLEIMANI, MOUSSA $186,030
2012-10-04RPTT&RET $724,850 — from SOLEIMANI, ABRAHAM to SOLEIMANI, MOUSSA $724,850
2006-12-28AL&R $2,532,800 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 429 LENOX REALTY LLC $2,532,800
2006-12-28Deed $3,166,000 — from 429 LENOX HOLDINGS, LLC to 429 LENOX REALTY LLC $3,166,000
2006-12-28Agreement $2,532,800 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 429 LENOX REALTY LLC $2,532,800
2006-12-28Mortgage $748,430 — from 429 LENOX REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $748,430
2005-01-31Agreement $1,840,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 429 LENOX HOLDINGS LLC $1,840,000
2005-01-31Mortgage $1,246,080 — from 429 LENOX HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,246,080

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170311605124
201823540261
201980390350
202000330134
202100303134
202202380242
202302690374
20246230415
202502220529
202600290231
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 1,904Ownership & money 54Health & systems 38

Every one of the 2,123 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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