A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.3. 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2000-08-29.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Electrical (1).
Filed construction activity
$559,900 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (13 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1881)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
855 LEX, LLC
Head officer
STEPHEN W GAUSTER
Managing agent
MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2025-09-26
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,785,000
$803,250
2026
$2,050,000
$922,500
2027
$1,832,000
$824,400
The city's market estimate has risen
3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
Lexington 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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 64 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 63 St & 3 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-01-05
Mortgage $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
2024-01-05
AL&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
2024-01-05
Agreement $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
2017-12-11
Agreement $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
2017-12-11
Mortgage $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
2011-12-05
Agreement $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
2005-09-09
Mortgage $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
2005-09-09
AL&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
2005-09-09
Agreement $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
2002-01-30
Mortgage $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
1997-10-20
Mortgage $680,000 — from BEEKMAN ESTATE; PENDLETON HILL CORP. to ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
$680,000
1987-03-31
Mortgage $3,200,000 — from PENDLETON HILL CORP; BEEKMAN ESTATE to ALLIED IRISH BANKS
$3,200,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
18
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
0
0
2
2
6
2018
4
1
0
0
3
8
2019
5
0
1
0
2
8
2020
1
1
2
1
1
6
2021
0
0
0
0
1
1
2022
0
0
3
0
1
4
2023
0
1
11
0
1
13
2024
1
0
2
5
1
9
2025
8
0
9
0
1
18
2026
2
3
1
0
1
7
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Job filed: RENOVATION & PARTITION RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. REMOVAL OF "HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENT" ON 2ND FLOOR & CONVERSION TO BUSINESS USE ON E
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-16
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-23
311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-11-23
Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-10-30
311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-10-30
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-10-30
Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-10-30
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-28FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-05-01Boiler inspection
2026-04-27Job filed: RENOVATION & PARTITION RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. REMOVAL OF "HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENT" ON 2ND FLOOR & CONVERSION TO BUSINESS USE ON E$75,000
2026-04-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-10-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-10-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-10-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-09-03Job filed: PLUMBING WORK ON 3RD FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO GC RENOVATION IN EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF & NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND ASSOCI$30,000
2025-09-03Job filed: RENOVATION & PARTITION RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. REMOVAL OF "HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENT" ON 2ND FLOOR & CONVERSION TO BUSINESS USE ON E$75,000
2025-09-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON ROOF, CELLAR & WITHIN 3RD FLOOR APARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO GC RENOVATION IN EXISTING BUILDING.$40,000
2025-06-03Boiler inspection
2025-02-28Job filed: PLUMBING WORK ON 3RD FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO GC RENOVATION IN EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF & NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND ASSOCI$30,000
2025-02-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON ROOF, CELLAR & WITHIN 3RD FLOOR APARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO GC RENOVATION IN EXISTING BUILDING.$40,000
2024-11-04Job filed: RENOVATION & PARTITION RECONFIGURATION OF EXISTING 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. REMOVAL OF "HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENT" ON 2ND FLOOR & CONVERSION TO BUSINESS USE ON E$75,000
2024-04-26Boiler inspection
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
2024-01-05TL&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
2024-01-05Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
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
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
2023
2023-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-04-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-04-05311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-04-05311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2023-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-04-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2023-04-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-07Boiler inspection
2023-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2021-06-08Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-28LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NO CONFORM TO APPROVED COSNT DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. @TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED A SIDEWALK SHED (SWS) $625
2020-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-03-17Boiler inspection
2020-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-16Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2019-09-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$5,000
2019-08-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-08-09Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2019-04-18Boiler inspection
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-11Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR FACADE REPAIRS AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY AS A PART OF THIS APPLICATION.$21,600
2018-06-11Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR FACADE REPAIRS AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY AS A PART OF THIS APPLICATION.$21,600
2018-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-22Boiler inspection
2018-02-07Permit EW — ISSUED
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
2017-09-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-11Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR REINFORCEMENT AND FINISH REPAIRS AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY AS A PART OF THIS APPLICAT$101,400
2017-05-25Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR REINFORCEMENT AND FINISH REPAIRS AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY AS A PART OF THIS APPLICAT$40,300
2017-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-24311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-11-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-09-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2013-01-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-01-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-01-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY