210 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 233.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-31. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Head officer | Karla Ballard |
| Managing agent | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Last registered | 2026-03-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,799,000 | $107,940 |
| 2026 | $1,529,000 | $91,740 |
| 2027 | $1,434,000 | $86,040 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Kosciuszko St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Greene Av — B46 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & Patchen Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 026 Jesse Owens. 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.
742 Lexington 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Managed by SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING — 66 buildings, 114 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B11 · C23 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $780,000 on 2019-05-08 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-08 | Mortgage $780,000 — from WINJET INC., A NEW YORK CORPORATION to MERS | $780,000 | |
| 2018-12-05 | Mortgage $550,000 — from WINJET INC. to BENASON CAPITAL CORP. | $550,000 | |
| 2017-10-24 | AL&R $650,000 — from WINJET INC; 742 LEX INC to MIDDLEGATE 2626 LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2017-10-24 | Mortgage $650,000 — from WINJET INC; 742 LEX INC to MIDDLEGATE 2626 LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2008-05-21 | Mortgage $332,000 — from MCWHITE, CYRILEN E to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $332,000 | |
| 2005-05-11 | Mortgage $286,200 — from MCWHITE, CYRLIEN E to MERS | $286,200 | |
| 2005-05-11 | Deed $318,000 — from COOMBS, RANJETTE to MCWHITE, CYRLIEN E | $318,000 | |
| 2000-08-18 | Mortgage $40,000 — from COOMBS, RANJETTE to NYC HPD | $40,000 | |
| 2000-08-18 | Mortgage $17,594 — from COOMBS, RANJETTE to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSINGSERVICES OF BEDFORD | $17,594 | |
| 2000-03-16 | Mortgage $142,290 — from COOMBS, RANJETTE to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK | $142,290 | |
| 1995-06-20 | Mortgage $24,000 — from COOMBS, RANJETTE to CHEMICAL BANK | $24,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Every one of the 210 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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