1,223 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 405 HPD complaints, 326 HPD housing violations, 317 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 513.9. 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 | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-11. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · WATER LEAK (9) · PLUMBING (9) · Noise (9) · ELECTRIC (6).
$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 477 Lenox Member LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Gropper |
| Managing agent | Dolphin Property Services, LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,994,000 | $1,797,300 |
| 2026 | $4,246,000 | $1,910,700 |
| 2027 | $3,837,000 | $1,726,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 135 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 133 St · 200 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.
477 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,810,000 on 2023-10-13 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Deed $7,400,000 — from SATHE, CLAIRE; SL LENOX HOLDINGS LLC; SATHE, OMMEED to 477 LENOX MEMBER LLC | $7,400,000 | |
| 2023-10-13 | Mortgage $4,810,000 — from 477 LENOX MEMBER LLC; 477 LENOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $4,810,000 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Sold for $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | $616,667 |
| 2018-01-16 | Mortgage $5,100,000 — from 477 LENOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; 477 LENOX MEMBER LLC; SATHE, OMMEED; SL LENOX HO to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,100,000 | |
| 2018-01-16 | AL&R $5,100,000 — from 477 LENOX MEMBER LLC; 477 LENOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; SATHE, OMMEED; SL LENOX HO to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,100,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from LOEWENTHEIL, SANFORD; 477 LENOX MEMBER LLC; SATHE, OMMEED; SATHE, CLAIRE; 477 LENOX HOUSIN to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | Mortgage $3,250,000 — from 477 LENOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; SATHE, CLAIRE; SATHE, OMMEED; 477 LENOX MEMBER L to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | Deed $4,535,000 — from S. & S. HOLDING CORP. to 477 LENOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO | $4,535,000 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Sold for $4,535,000 | $4,535,000 | $377,917 |
| 2013-09-11 | Mortgage $610,435 — from S & S HOLDING CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $610,435 | |
| 2013-09-11 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from S & S HOLDING CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from S & S HOLDING CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2005-07-08 | Mortgage $950,000 — from S. & S. HOLDING CORP. to ROCKHALL FUNDING CORP. | $950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 2 | 104 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 9 | 209 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
Every one of the 1,223 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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