2,519 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,060 311 service requests, 854 HPD complaints, 288 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 382.9. 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 | 35 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1984-10-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
681 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 75 · winter 2024–25: 493 · winter 2025–26: 110). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
448 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (335) · Illegal Parking (29) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Dirty Condition (8) · Blocked Driveway (6).
$470,060 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 665 Lenox Holdings LLC |
| Head officer | Eli Gibber |
| Managing agent | Mike Shtel |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,436,000 | $1,546,200 |
| 2026 | $3,573,000 | $1,607,850 |
| 2027 | $3,302,000 | $1,485,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 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.
| Subway | 145 St — 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 142 St — M1 M7 M102 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 144 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 194 Countee Cullen. 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.
665 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 |
448 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 335 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: $2,058,886 on 2016-06-29 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-12 | EASE $1,417,582 — from 665 LENOX AVE HOLDING LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $1,417,582 | |
| 2016-06-29 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from 665 LENOX AVE HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2016-06-29 | Mortgage $2,058,886 — from 665 LENOX AVE HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,058,886 | |
| 2016-06-29 | Deed $7,800,000 — from 665 LENOX LLC to 665 LENOX AVE HOLDINGS LLC | $7,800,000 | |
| 2016-06-29 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from 665 LENOX AVE HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Sold for $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $390,000 |
| 2015-03-05 | Mortgage $3,418,000 — from 665 LENOX LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $3,418,000 | |
| 2015-03-05 | Deed $4,650,000 — from GLADYS SMITH, INC. to 665 LENOX LLC | $4,650,000 | |
| 2012-11-16 | Mortgage $6,198,601 — from GLP CELL SITE A, LLC; GLP CELL SITE IV, LLC; CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC; FKA T3 UNIS to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $6,198,601 | |
| 2010-03-08 | RPTT&RET $26,446,314 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC to CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC | $26,446,314 | |
| 2008-02-13 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from GLADYS SMITH, INC. to COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB | $2,500,000 | |
| 2008-02-13 | Mortgage $1,804,784 — from GLADYS SMITH, INC. to COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB | $1,804,784 | |
| 2006-02-15 | Mortgage $231,875 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC to CELL TOWER LEASE FUNDING LLC | $231,875 | |
| 2005-11-22 | EASE $188,097 — from GLADYS SMITH INC. to CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC | $188,097 | |
| 2005-11-17 | EASE $137,704 — from SMITH, GLADYS to UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT, LLC | $137,704 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 85 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 151 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 14 | 108 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 | 152 | 2 | 2 | 171 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 1 | 8 | 223 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 249 | 0 | 5 | 258 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 7 | 381 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 329 | 0 | 5 | 335 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 4 | 145 |
Every one of the 2,519 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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