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555 Lenox Avenue

1,297Records
19City systems
5Open violations
13.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,297 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 604 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 341 311 service requests, 86 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1020077501
BIN1060031

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% 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 13.1. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

132 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (42) · Noise (25) · Dirty Condition (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Panhandling (6).

Filed construction activity

$326,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)THE SAVOY WEST CONDOMINUM
Head officerGianpiero Pagliaro
Managing agentHARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$218,605 $98,372
2027$89,641 $40,339

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $708,943 a year ($29.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $214,160 ($8.99 per sq ft), net operating income $494,783. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Presto Fresh CafeSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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) · 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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 139 St — M7 M102 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 140 St · 400 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

555 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

132 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. — 13 buildings, 402 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Greenwich Street MN128 A
330 West 145 Street MN77 A
342 West 56 Street MN42 A
36 West 138 Street MN35 A
555 Lenox Avenue MN32 A
42 West 120 Street MN28 A
512 West 156 Street MN20 C
61 Lenox Avenue MN15 A
2257 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
506 East 119 Street MN4 B
1018487504 MN4 B
345 Lenox Avenue MN4 A
141 West 123 Street MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-27Deed $370,000 — from MARTIN, GLENN E to TEHRANI, MANOUCHEHR; SPROSS TEHRANI, PATRICIA $370,000
2026-08-12Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $11,563
2026-07-28Deed $370,000 — from SCHOICHET, BARBARA to ABRAMS SALVAN, HOPE P $370,000
2026-07-23Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $11,563
2026-05-04Deed $445,000 — from VILLAIN, MELISSA FAYE to BERKOVITCH, ELLEN $445,000
2026-04-22Sold for $445,000 $445,000 $13,906
2026-04-10Mortgage $6,035 — from BWEREVU, PENEKAMWANGA CEDRICK to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $6,035
2026-04-10M&CON $533,311 — from BWEREVU, PENEKAMWANGA CEDRICK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION $533,311
2025-08-12Deed $375,000 — from LIZZIE NAURANGA, AS TRUSTEE to SCHOICHET, BARBARA $375,000
2025-07-30Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $11,719
2025-07-30Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $11,719
2025-01-14Mortgage $531,643 — from BWEREVU, PENEKAMWANGA CEDRICK to MERS $531,643
2024-12-30Deed $550,000 — from BURNETTE, MELISSA R to BWEREVU, PENEKAMWANGA CEDRICK $550,000
2024-12-03Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $17,188
2024-06-20Mortgage $175,000 — from GUERAMY, FARIDEH; TAJBAKHSH, KIAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017035241547
201801831022
201901335544
2020212217749
2021004632381
2022001428446
202301207533
2024201810636
2025126313685
2026246723399
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The full timeline

Construction 131Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 389Ownership & money 636Health & systems 75

Every one of the 1,297 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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