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535 Lenox Avenue

140Records
13City systems
3Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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140 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 41 rodent inspections, 10 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)535 LENOX AVE CORP.
BBL1019210036
BIN1058337

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1982-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Water System (1).

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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$259,000 $116,550
2026$264,000 $118,800
2027$301,000 $135,450

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jimbo's Burger PalaceAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 137 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl · 700 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

535 Lenox Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-06Deed $3,250,000 — from 535 LENOX REALTY CORP. to 535 LENOX AVE CORP. $3,250,000
2025-09-25Sold for $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $3,250,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706017
201803025
201913037
202000000
202107007
202205027
2023030710
202401001222
2025062513
202606039
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 4Health & systems 45

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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