705 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 311 service requests, 68 DOB job filings, 65 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Noise (5) · Elevator (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2).
$1,364,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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.
| Registered owner(s) | 703 LENOX, LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN BRESKIN |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD REALTY MGMT, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,045,000 | $1,370,250 |
| 2026 | $3,090,000 | $1,390,500 |
| 2027 | $3,430,000 | $1,543,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimbo's Hamburgers | Hamburgers | A | — |
| Papa John's Pizza | Pizza | 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
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled), 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 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 2022 (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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Malcolm X Blvd — Bx19 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 146 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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.
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
43 311 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.
Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,103,785 on 2021-03-18 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Deed $2,486,250 — from JCA LLC 3 to L & S PROPERTIES 3 LLC | $2,486,250 | |
| 2021-03-18 | Agreement $4,980,000 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,980,000 | |
| 2021-03-18 | AL&R $4,980,000 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,980,000 | |
| 2021-03-18 | Mortgage $2,103,785 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,103,785 | |
| 2019-08-21 | Agreement $3,043,596 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,043,596 | |
| 2019-08-21 | Agreement $3,043,596 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,043,596 | |
| 2019-08-21 | Agreement $3,043,596 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,043,596 | |
| 2019-08-21 | Agreement $3,043,596 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,043,596 | |
| 2019-08-21 | Agreement $3,043,596 — from 703 LENOX LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,043,596 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Mortgage $704,361 — from 703 LENOX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $704,361 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 703 LENOX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2008-11-28 | Mortgage $1,915,676 — from 703 LENOX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,915,676 | |
| 2008-11-28 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 703 LENOX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Every one of the 705 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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