2,015 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 763 311 service requests, 658 HPD complaints, 241 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 38.8. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-01-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
175 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (48) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PLUMBING (9) · Elevator (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).
$97,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (68) |
| 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) | 561 LENOX AVE LLC |
| Head officer | SHAMSY BARADARIAN |
| Managing agent | 561 LENOX AVENUE LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,207,000 | $2,343,150 |
| 2026 | $4,534,000 | $2,040,300 |
| 2027 | $4,924,000 | $2,215,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Burger and Shake | Chicken | Grade Pending | — |
| Subway | Sandwiches | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (1 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 139 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 140 St · 300 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.
561 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 |
175 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,055,048 on 2022-08-17 (lender: Santander 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-17 | Agreement $14,300,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $14,300,000 | |
| 2022-08-17 | Mortgage $1,055,048 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,055,048 | |
| 2018-05-09 | Mortgage $1,594,535 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $1,594,535 | |
| 2018-05-09 | Agreement $16,500,000 — from IVANHOE REALTY CORP; 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $16,500,000 | |
| 2018-05-09 | Agreement $16,500,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC; IVANHOE REALTY CORP to SANTANDER BANK N.A. | $16,500,000 | |
| 2018-05-09 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $13,500,000 | |
| 2016-03-09 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $2,700,000 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $2,700,000 | |
| 2013-09-05 | AL&R $10,400,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $10,400,000 | |
| 2013-09-05 | Mortgage $2,584,504 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,584,504 | |
| 2013-09-05 | Agreement $10,400,000 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $10,400,000 | |
| 2011-08-16 | Agreement $8,082,256 — from 561 LENOX AVE.,, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,082,256 | |
| 2007-03-21 | Agreement $8,600,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 561 LENOX AVE., LLC | $8,600,000 | |
| 2007-03-09 | Mortgage $1,334,050 — from 561 LENOX AVE., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,334,050 | |
| 2005-11-25 | Agreement $6,425,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 561 LENOX AVE., LLC | $6,425,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 69 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 3 | 7 | 106 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 81 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 87 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 140 |
| 2026 | 1 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 7 | 89 |
Every one of the 2,015 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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