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607 Lenox Avenue

3,329Records
20City systems
10Open violations
93.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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3,329 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,175 HPD complaints, 906 311 service requests, 766 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1920
Floors7
Res. units53
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)FUTURE PURCHASE
BBL1020090029
BIN1060066

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 93.8. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-01-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

113 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · PLUMBING (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$303,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
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)FUTURE PURCHASE LLC
Head officerSEON ASSEVERO
Managing agentRENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,829,000 $3,973,050
2026$8,430,000 $3,793,500
2027$8,214,000 $3,696,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
King's ChefChineseA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

Subway145 St — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 139 St — M1 M7 M102 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 140 St · 150 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

607 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

113 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 East 122 Street MN92 A
60 West 129 Street MN55 A
607 Lenox Avenue MN53 B
92 Morningside Avenue MN48 A
1354 Bedford Avenue BK40 B
553 West 174 Street MN38 A
285 Schenectady Avenue BK38 B
285 Eastern Parkway BK33 B
487 Lincoln Place BK31 B
493 Lincoln Place BK31 B
495 Lincoln Place BK31 A
1561 Pitkin Avenue BK31 B
505 Lincoln Place BK30 B
519 Lincoln Place BK25 B
2188 Atlantic Avenue BK25 A
511 Lincoln Place BK24 B
117 West 142 Street MN24 B
221 East 10 Street MN24 A
527 Lincoln Place BK24 B
1806 Caton Avenue BK24 B
1646 Union Street BK23 C
332 East 9 Street MN20 B
726 DeKalb Avenue BK20 B
58 St Marks Place MN19 B
299 Knickerbocker Avenue BK18 A
1155 Dean Street BK16 B
45 Argyle Road BK16 A
1151 Dean Street BK16 B
230 Willis Avenue BX16 A
724 DeKalb Avenue BK14 B
323 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
235 Utica Avenue BK4 D
146 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 D
1024 Broadway BK3 B
1022 Broadway BK3 C
1026 Broadway BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,809,501 on 2014-04-28 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-25Agreement $11,000,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2018-02-22CMTG $7,200,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2015-07-30M&CON $11,000,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2015-07-30AL&R $11,000,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2014-04-28Agreement $10,500,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,500,000
2014-04-28Mortgage $1,809,502 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,809,502
2012-03-20Agreement $9,050,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,050,000
2009-04-08Mortgage $4,938,611 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,938,611
2009-04-08Agreement $9,050,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,050,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $1,455,924 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,455,924
2004-07-04Agreement $4,500,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $4,500,000
2004-07-04AL&R $4,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to FUTURE PURCHASE LLC $4,500,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $876,469 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $876,469
2001-07-16Mortgage $2,250,000 — from FUTURE PURCHASE LLC to INTERVEST MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC $2,250,000
1988-10-26Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 585 LENOX AVE ASSOCS to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP $1,800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170111404119
201834551366
20199122404238
20200019205197
20210213904145
20223511113123
2023459106106
20240013886152
202501750783
202601370644
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 170Housing & tenants 2,953Ownership & money 45Health & systems 74

Every one of the 3,329 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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