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477 Lexington Avenue

255Records
14City systems
8Open violations
91.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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255 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 HPD complaints, 54 311 service requests, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)NEIHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPM ENT FUND
BBL3018000054
BIN3050481

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 91.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (1) · Missed Collection (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)LEXINGTON AVENUE LP
Head officerFELICIA COLON
Managing agentNMD LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$876,000 $394,200
2026$1,051,000 $472,950
2027$1,261,000 $567,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Greene Av — B43 · 400 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Throop Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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.

Report a problem to 311

477 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 NMD LLC — 39 buildings, 370 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B12 · C8 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
934 Carroll Street BK58 B
8224 Bay Parkway BK53 C
890 Flushing Avenue BK25 A
129 Franklin Avenue BK16 B
372 Lewis Avenue BK12 A
217 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
165 Park Avenue BK9 A
239 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
543 Throop Avenue BK8 B
498 Hancock Street BK8 A
315 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
412 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
90 Lexington Avenue BK8 A
363 Willoughby Avenue BK7 A
431 Decatur Street BK7 D
100 Franklin Avenue BK7 A
391 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
502 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
233 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
249 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
295 Throop Avenue BK6 A
694 Hancock Street BK6 A
98 Ellery Street BK6 C
166 Pulaski Street BK6 C
868 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
677 Halsey Street BK6 A
42 Lewis Avenue BK6 B
452 Lexington Avenue BK6 C
660 Halsey Street BK6 A
477 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
914 Bedford Avenue BK5 B
611 Marcy Avenue BK5 C
259 Patchen Avenue BK5 D
516 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
306 Ellery Street BK4 D
825 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
626 Myrtle Avenue BK4 B
655 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
596 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,062,533 on 2004-11-15 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 10 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-08-21Agreement $12,849,644 — from LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,849,644
2007-11-30Agreement $12,849,664 — from THE CITY OF NEW , H.P.D to LEXINGTON AVENUE, L.P. $12,849,664
2006-03-16Agreement $11,341,442 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. $11,341,442
2004-11-15Mortgage $1,062,533 — from LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,062,533
2004-11-15Mortgage $7,988,979 — from LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,988,979
2004-11-15Deed $7,988,979 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. $7,988,979

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017124227
2018019322
20190336
20200022
20210336
2022035338
20230336
2024020323
202508311
2026012315
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 184Ownership & money 31Health & systems 30

Every one of the 255 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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