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969 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1014050120 · 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 10021, 81% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-20.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$195,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1888)
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)LUTHI REALTY ASSOC LLC
Head officerRAYMOND LUTHI
Managing agentGPG MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,616,000 $1,177,200
2026$2,732,000 $1,229,400
2027$2,802,000 $1,260,900

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sette MezzoItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 71 St · 400 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

969 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

5 311 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 GPG MANAGEMENT — 149 buildings, 3,258 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B28. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Christopher Street MN125 B
415 East 73 Street MN96 A
30 Charlton Street MN84 A
225 East 79 Street MN77 A
336 East 86 Street MN66 A
260 West 72 Street MN50 A
238 East 87 Street MN50 A
312 East 90 Street MN44 A
1593 1 Avenue MN40 A
222 East 87 Street MN40 A
345 East 76 Street MN36 A
75 Pierrepont Street BK36 B
1435 1 Avenue MN36 B
217 West 11 Street MN36 A
399 1 Avenue MN35 A
318 East 89 Street MN35 A
412 East 81 Street MN34 A
321 East 89 Street MN34 A
313 East 89 Street MN34 A
411 East 70 Street MN33 A
326 East 91 Street MN33 A
307 East 77 Street MN33 A
338 East 92 Street MN33 A
1483 1 Avenue MN32 A
158 South 3 Street BK30 A
425 East 65 Street MN30 A
417 East 65 Street MN30 A
334 East 78 Street MN28 A
226 East 13 Street MN28 A
402 East 83 Street MN27 A
118 East 92 Street MN26 B
41 Bedford Street MN25 A
309 East 85 Street MN25 A
22 King Street MN24 A
329 East 13 Street MN24 A
28 King Street MN24 A
403 East 87 Street MN24 B
246 West 22 Street MN24 A
26 King Street MN24 A
24 King Street MN24 A
251 West 71 Street MN23 A
255 East 10 Street MN23 A
242 West 10 Street MN22 B
324 East 83 Street MN22 A
328 East 93 Street MN22 A
1654 3 Avenue MN22 A
330 East 93 Street MN22 A
240 West 10 Street MN22 A
321 East 92 Street MN21 A
332 East 93 Street MN20 A
228 East 36 Street MN20 A
335 East 92 Street MN20 A
519 East 87 Street MN20 A
405 West 50 Street MN20 A
7 St Marks Place MN20 A
211 East 11 Street MN20 B
427 East 73 Street MN20 A
17 West 74 Street MN20 A
322 East 89 Street MN20 A
337 East 90 Street MN20 A

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Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170426
20180033
20190325
2020011112
2021610117
202257214
202306410
202451410
20250224
20260123
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-05Restaurant inspection: SETTE MEZZO
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-05Restaurant inspection: SETTE MEZZO
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-05-07Boiler inspection
2025-05-05Restaurant inspection: SETTE MEZZO
2025-01-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024
2024-12-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-10-28311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-05-20Boiler inspection
2024-04-25Restaurant inspection: SETTE MEZZO — grade A
2024-04-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-02-29Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-02-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-02-27Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?
2024-02-16Job filed: Installation of plumbing fixtures as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$13,500
2024-02-16Job filed: Apt 4: Interior renovations as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$47,800
2023
2023-12-28311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-03311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-12-03311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-10-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-05Restaurant inspection: SETTE MEZZO
2023-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-05-10Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-16311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-06-16Boiler inspection
2022-04-27311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Trash Not Separated from Recycling
2022-04-14311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2022-04-01Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-09Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-03-09Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-03-04Job filed: 2nd Floor Apartment: Partitions and finishes to include mechanical ventilation work as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupanc$59,200
2022-03-04Job filed: Installation of plumbing fixtures as per plans filed herewith.$10,000
2022-02-23311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Trash Not Separated from Recycling
2022-01-27311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2021
2021-12-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021-10-04311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2021-09-27311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-09-16Boiler inspection
2021-09-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-07-06Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-07-06Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-03-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 3 WITH MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2021-03-09Job filed: PROPOSED PLUMBING WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 3 WITH RELATED PLUMBING ANDMECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$15,000
2021-03-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 3 WITH RELATED PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$40,000
2021-01-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-01-25311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-01-24311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-01-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-01-22311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2020
2020-12-17311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2020-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-07Boiler inspection
2020-08-29311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-27311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-08311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-26311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2019
2019-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-04311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2019-03-28Boiler inspection
2019-01-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-03Boiler inspection
2018-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-02311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2017-06-06311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017-06-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-02311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016
2016-10-25311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016-09-24311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016-08-10311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-04311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016-03-02311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2016-02-15311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2016-02-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-02-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-02-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2015
2015-12-09311: Recycling Enforcement — ER6 Comm. Recyc. (Comm. Tenant)
2015-07-28311: Recycling Enforcement — ER6 Comm. Recyc. (Comm. Tenant)
2015-06-18311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2015-05-28311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2015-04-09311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2014
2014-10-01311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2014-09-19311: Recycling Enforcement — ER5 Comm. Recyc. (Bldg Mgmt)
2012
2012-10-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-15311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011
2011-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-20311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-07-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-24Job filed: REPLACE FLOOR,ACOUSTIC CEILING,NEW WAITER STATION,CABINET WORK,AND PAINTING NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS$55,000
2009-06-24Job filed: REPLACE FLOOR,ACOUSTIC CEILING,NEW WAITER STATION,CABINET WORK,AND PAINTING NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS$55,000
2008
2008-01-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-01-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-10-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-10-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SHED 20' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/99.
2007-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SCAFFOLD 20' LONG BY 39' HIGH FROM GRADE ON EXISTING HEAVY DUTY SHED DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2007-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-05-03Deed — from LUTHI, ALINE; LUTHI, RAYMOND to LUTHI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
2007-04-05Job filed: REPLACE WINDOWS , RESTORE EXISTING STUCCO STREET ELEVATION AND REPAIR EXISTING METAL CORNICE. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH. THERE $110,000
2007-04-05Job filed: REPLACE WINDOWS , RESTORE EXISTING STUCCO STREET ELEVATION AND REPAIR EXISTING METAL CORNICE. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH. THERE $110,000
2006
2006-04-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDAN
2006-04-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2050 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS
2006-01-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2006-01-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2005
2005-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY:ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:AT BASE LEVEL C OF O#1723 OF 1920 SHOWS
2005-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT AT BASEMENT LEVEL AN APPROX 900 SQ FT EATING ESTABLISHMENT KNOWN AS "SET
2005-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM EACH FLOOR DEFECTS NOTED :AT BASEMENT & CELLAR LEVELS EATING ESTABLISHMENTS KNOW
2005-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2005-08-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-25Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA NCY.$3,000
2005-07-25Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA NCY.$3,000
2005-02-14Deed — from LUTHI AS CO-GUARDIAN, ALINE; LUTHI AS CO-GUARDIAN, RAYMOND to LUTHI, AS CO-TRUSTEE, RAYMOND; LUTHI, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF RAYMON, ALINE
2004
2004-03-02DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2003
2003-11-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-11-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2002
2002-08-08TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2002-06-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-12-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-02-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-10-01ECB Hazardous violation: INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AN EQUIPMENT WORK PERMIT IN THAT AN A/C UNIT EXCEEDING TWO TON CAPACI$150
1996-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-01-29DOB violation B:
1990
1990-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-04-03DOB violation LANDMRK:
1989-04-03DOB violation LANDMK:
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1980
1980-06-27Deed — from UTO HILL CORP to LUTHI, RAYMONDE; LUTHI, ERNEST

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