233 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections, 29 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 73.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Noise (1).
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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE HALSEY GROUP.LLC |
| Head officer | LARRY HIRSCHFIELD |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT.LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,215,000 | $546,750 |
| 2026 | $1,458,000 | $656,100 |
| 2027 | $1,750,000 | $787,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 | Classon Av — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Classon Av — B52 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & Classon Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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.
86 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,586,009 on 2007-10-09 (lender: United States Dept Of Housing &urban Development), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-09 | Agreement $1,435,276 — from HALSEY GROUP LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORORATION | $1,435,276 | |
| 2007-10-09 | Mortgage $3,586,009 — from HALSEY GROUP,LLC to UNITED STATES DEPT OF HOUSING &URBAN DEV | $3,586,009 | |
| 2007-10-09 | Mortgage $1,435,276 — from HALSEY GROUP ,LLC to BPD BANK | $1,435,276 | |
| 2001-11-15 | Mortgage $360,000 — from NEW LIFE CHRISTIANSMISSION MINISTRIES IN to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $360,000 | |
| 1986-08-12 | Mortgage $43,500 — from EIGHTY SIX LEX AV RTY CP to CITY OF NEW YORK | $43,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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