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853 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1013990053 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1983-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$279,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1881)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)853 LEX, LLC
Head officerSTEPHEn w GAUSTEr
Managing agentMT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,445,000 $650,250
2026$1,524,000 $685,800
2027$1,293,000 $581,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Monsieur BistroFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayLexington Av/63 St — M Q · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 64 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 63 St & 3 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

853 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP — 19 buildings, 194 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
344 East 62 Street MN24 A
346 East 62 Street MN24 A
348 East 62 Street MN22 A
237 East 26 Street MN20 A
235 East 26 Street MN20 A
233 West 74 Street MN16 A
230 West 75 Street MN14 A
231 West 74 Street MN11 A
228 West 75 Street MN10 A
145 East 62 Street MN6 A
833 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
866 Lexington Avenue MN4 B
862 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
847 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
864 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
857 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
853 Lexington Avenue MN2 A
856 Lexington Avenue MN2 A
855 Lexington Avenue MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,602 on 2024-01-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 5 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
2024-01-05Agreement $3,600,000 — from 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,600,000
2024-01-05Mortgage $62,602 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $62,602
2024-01-05AL&R $3,600,000 — from 853 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,600,000
2017-12-11Agreement $4,000,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2017-12-11Mortgage $79,610 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $79,610
2011-12-05Agreement $4,386,274 — from 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,386,274
2005-09-09Mortgage $1,083,514 — from 856 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,083,514
2005-09-09Agreement $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 855 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC $4,600,000
2005-09-09AL&R $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC $4,600,000
2002-01-30Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,850,000
1997-10-20Mortgage $680,000 — from BEEKMAN ESTATE; PENDLETON HILL CORP. to ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC $680,000
1987-03-31Mortgage $3,200,000 — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS $3,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012227
2018001023
2019002035
2020003115
2021002013
2022003014
2023012014
20244025112
2025401038
2026201025
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-04Restaurant inspection: MONSIEUR BISTRO — grade A
2026-05-14Job filed: Application filed to combine two apartments on 3rd floor; steel dunnage & FDNY path/stair. Obtain new CO. As per drawings filed herewith
2026-05-01Boiler inspection
2026-04-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-04Restaurant inspection: MONSIEUR BISTRO — grade A
2026-05-14Job filed: Application filed to combine two apartments on 3rd floor; steel dunnage & FDNY path/stair. Obtain new CO. As per drawings filed herewith$183,250
2026-05-01Boiler inspection
2026-04-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-09Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-10-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-10-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-06-06Boiler inspection
2025-02-27Restaurant inspection: MONSIEUR BISTRO · mice evidence
2025-01-17Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-01-02Job filed: RENOVATION OF RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE 3RD FLOOR, INSTALLATION OF AN EW AIR TO WATER HVAC SYSTEM, FAN COILS AND RELATED PIPING AND DUCTWORK. NO CHANG$26,400
2024
2024-12-30Job filed: RENOVATION OF RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE 3RD FLOOR PLUMBING WORKS. NO CHANGE TO USE , OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$12,000
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE 3RD FLOOR. REMOVAL OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND FINISHES.INSTALLATION OF NEW PARTITONS AND FINISH$56,100
2024-11-18Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-10-25Job filed: NON-ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING ACCESSORY RETRACTABLE AWNING - MONSIEUR BISTRO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,600
2024-05-10Boiler inspection
2024-04-24311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024-01-05Agreement $3,600,000 — from 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$3,600,000
2024-01-05Mortgage $62,602 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$62,602
2024-01-05Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2024-01-05TL&R — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. to 855 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC
2024-01-05AL&R $3,600,000 — from 853 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$3,600,000
2023
2023-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-07Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-03Boiler inspection
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-06-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-08Boiler inspection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-10Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-07-28LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-06-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2020-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-02311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-30311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2019-10-11Boiler inspection
2019-04-18Boiler inspection
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-11311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2017
2017-12-11Agreement $4,000,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.$4,000,000
2017-12-11Mortgage $79,610 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.$79,610
2017-10-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2017-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-08311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016
2016-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-05-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-05-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-04-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-05-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2015-04-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-04-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-06Job filed: MODIFICATION TO INTERIOR PARTITIONS ALONG WITH RELATED PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL WORK RELATED TO MINOR OFFICE RENOVATION ON THE 2ND FL. NO C$45,000
2014-05-06Job filed: MODIFICATION TO INTERIOR PARTITIONS ALONG WITH RELATED PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL WORK RELATED TO MINOR OFFICE RENOVATION ON THE 2ND FL. NO C$45,000
2012
2012-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-05Agreement $4,386,274 — from 856 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$4,386,274
2011-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-22LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2010
2010-10-28311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-11-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005
2005-09-09Mortgage assigned — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2005-09-09Mortgage $1,083,514 — from 856 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,083,514
2005-09-09Agreement $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 855 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 857 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC$4,600,000
2005-09-09AL&R $4,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 857 LEX LLC; 853 LEX LLC; 855 LEX LLC; 864 LEX LLC; 856 LEX LLC$4,600,000
2005-09-09TL&R — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2004
2004-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-19Job filed: DEPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER NYC BOILER 17610-01 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRE S OR OCCUPANCY
2002
2002-01-30Mortgage assigned — from 856 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2002-01-30Agreement — from 853 LEX, LLC; 855 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2002-01-30SAGE — from ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
2002-01-30Deed — from BEEKMAN ESTATE to 853 LEX, LLC
2002-01-30Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 855 LEX, LLC; 856 LEX, LLC; 864 LEX, LLC; 853 LEX, LLC; 857 LEX, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$1,850,000
2002-01-30Mortgage assigned — from ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1999
1999-11-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-10-20Mortgage $680,000 — from BEEKMAN ESTATE; PENDLETON HILL CORP. to ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC$680,000
1997-10-20Agreement — from PENDLETON HILL CORP.; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-03-27Agreement — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANK PLC
1987
1987-03-31Mortgage assigned — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS
1987-03-31Mortgage $3,200,000 — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS$3,200,000
1983
1983-11-30HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY REAR APT 3B BATHROOM. , SECT
1983-11-30HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 3 STY REAR APT 3B REAR ROOM. LOCATED AT APT
1983-11-30HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
1983-11-30HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF STORAGE OF CARDBOARD BOXES CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1983-11-30HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILINGS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1983-11-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF LADDER BOXES WOOD PAILS 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL AT SCUTTLE LADDER.
1983-11-30HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE 3 STY REAR APT 3B BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1983-11-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TY
1971
1971-08-12Mortgage — from PARKEAST REALTY CORP to EAST RIVER SAV BANK

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