9,699 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,515 HPD complaints, 3,408 HPD housing violations, 2,361 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 757.6. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 228 total — 66 class C (immediately hazardous), 125 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 2008-02-27. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
219 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 165). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
721 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (107) · Noise (101) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (82) · PLUMBING (80) · PAINT/PLASTER (74) · WATER LEAK (58).
$200,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (82) |
| 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) | 116 LENOX REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID BLAU |
| Managing agent | J K MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-06-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,343,000 | $1,504,350 |
| 2026 | $2,930,000 | $1,318,500 |
| 2027 | $3,271,000 | $1,471,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 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 | Winthrop St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Lenox Rd — B49 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bedford Ave & Lenox Rd · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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.
116 Lenox Road
| 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 |
721 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 107 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 J.K. MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 515 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1122 Ocean Avenue | BK | 96 | B |
| 3940 Bronx Boulevard | BX | 92 | D |
| 116 Lenox Road | BK | 82 | F |
| 75 Lenox Road | BK | 81 | F |
| 1249 East 13 Street | BK | 71 | B |
| 3029 Briggs Avenue | BX | 52 | B |
| 1305 East 18 Street | BK | 41 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $762,879 on 2023-03-08 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-25 | ASPM $9,000,000 — from HF 116 LENOX REALTY LLC; STERNILL, YITZCHOK; BLAU, DAVID; HF 75 LENOX LLC; 75 LENOX REALTY to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $9,000,000 | |
| 2023-03-08 | Agreement $9,000,000 — from 75 LENOX REALTY, LLC; 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $9,000,000 | |
| 2023-03-08 | Mortgage $762,880 — from 75 LENOX REALTY, LLC; 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $762,880 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Mortgage $967,980 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $967,980 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Agreement $5,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC | $5,100,000 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Mortgage $5,100,000 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,100,000 | |
| 2014-02-04 | Mortgage $879,455 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $879,455 | |
| 2014-02-04 | Agreement $4,300,000 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,300,000 | |
| 2014-02-04 | AL&R $4,300,000 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,300,000 | |
| 2011-06-03 | Agreement $3,575,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC | $3,575,000 | |
| 2011-06-03 | Mortgage $1,112,488 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,112,488 | |
| 2005-02-03 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC | $2,750,000 | |
| 2005-02-03 | Mortgage $1,090,923 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,090,923 | |
| 2005-02-03 | Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,750,000 | |
| 1999-02-11 | Mortgage $312,539 — from 116 LENOX REALTY, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB | $312,539 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 233 | 0 | 2 | 240 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 308 | 0 | 1 | 320 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 603 | 0 | 2 | 607 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 386 | 0 | 1 | 397 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 1,075 | 0 | 2 | 1,087 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1,043 | 0 | 6 | 1,053 |
| 2023 | 0 | 29 | 529 | 3 | 2 | 563 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 815 | 3 | 4 | 829 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 1,106 | 0 | 3 | 1,117 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1,243 | 0 | 2 | 1,245 |
Every one of the 9,699 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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