A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 35. 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 violations
19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-03.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1) · Food Establishment (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$140,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (2)
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)
1016 LEXINGTON AVE. CORP
Head officer
ROGER FARES
Managing agent
NAMYAC PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered
2023-09-07
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
$3,172,000
$1,427,400
2026
$2,802,000
$1,260,900
2027
$3,068,000
$1,380,600
The city's market estimate has fallen
3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 72 St / Lexington Av — M72 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
E 72 St & Park Ave · 550 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.
8 311 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.
311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2026-07-11
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-08
311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2026-04-29
HPD 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
2026-04-23
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-04-23
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-04-01
Boiler inspection
2025-11-25
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-17
311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-11-17
311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-11-17
311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2025-11-17
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-17
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-08
311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-10-20
Restaurant inspection: PENG'S NOODLE FOLK — grade A
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-11311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2026-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-08311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-04-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-04-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-17311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-10-20Restaurant inspection: PENG'S NOODLE FOLK — grade A
2025-07-11Boiler inspection
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-03-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-11-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2024-11-21DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-30Restaurant inspection: PENG'S NOODLE FOLK — grade A
2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-03-22Boiler inspection
2024-01-18Restaurant inspection: PENG'S NOODLE FOLK
2023
2023-07-18Boiler inspection
2023-05-22Permit Sign — Permit Issued
2023-05-02Job filed: INSTALL A NEW NON-ILLUMINATED SIGN READPENGS NOODLE FOLK AS PER PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2023-03-03Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2023-03-03Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-03-03Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-28Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN @ 1ST FLOOR ONLY.$50,000
2023-02-28Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES & REPLACE GAS FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON PLAN @ 1ST FLOOR.$38,000
2023-02-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN @ FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2022
2022-09-14Boiler inspection
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
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
2021-05-04Boiler 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
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-08-18311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-07-28LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-06-19Boiler inspection
2020-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-06-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-01-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-08Boiler inspection
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-02-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-24311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2017-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-25HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-05311: Street Sign - Dangling — Street Cleaning - ASP
2016-04-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016-03-02311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2016-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-08-08Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING STORE FRONT WITH NEW. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPAMCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$45,000
2014-08-04Job filed: INSTALL NEW AWNING AT STORE FRONT.$5,000
2014-06-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2014-03-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-02-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-12Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: INSTALL PARTITIONS,CABINETRY AND FINISHES.INSTALL STEEL BEAMS AT REAR OF BUILDING (OPENING) AND KITCHEN. INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTU$177,500
2014-02-12Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION AND HOOD/DUCT EXHAUST SYSTEMS AS PER PLANS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2014-01-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2013
2013-12-24DOB complaint, category ?
2013-11-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-11-20Job filed: REMOVAL OF PARTITIONS, FINISHES, CABINETRY , FLOORING , AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$32,500
2013-11-20Job filed: REMOVAL OF PARTITIONS, FINISHES, CABINETRY , FLOORING , AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$32,500
2012
2012-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-12DOB violation LANDMK:
2011-08-22LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2010
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2004
2004-04-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/NOTE:CRACKED,SPLIT,SEPARATING BROWNSTONE AT SILLS AND WINDOW CORNICE ON EAST ELEVATION IN DANGER OF FALLING ON$800
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-04-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG.
1997
1997-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ENTIRE BUILDING AS REQUIRED UNDER OPEN ALTERATION 743/84 R$500
1995-06-12DOB violation C:
1995-06-12DOB violation Z:
1995-06-12DOB violation Z:
1995-06-12DOB violation C:
1995-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-05-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUR A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS REQUIRED UNDER OPEN ALTERATION # 743/84 FOR ENTIRE BUILDING.$175
1995-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-07-25DOB violation C:
1994-07-25DOB violation C:
1994-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
1994-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-04-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36.$85
1990
1990-04-26DOB violation P:
1990-01-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O AS REQUIRED BY OPEN ALTERATION 743/84 ENTIRE BUILDING. REMEDY: OBTAIN A N$250
1989
1989-08-09DOB violation C:
1989-08-09DOB violation C:
1985
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION CORNICE ROOF FRONT.
1985-04-03HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREADS RESTAURANT TO CELLAR STAIRS THROUGHOUT.
1985-04-03HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-11.03 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BALUSTERS 2 3RD AND 4 STYS PUBLIC HALL STAIRS.
1985-04-03HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPAR
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD TREADS CELLAR TO 1 STY RESTAURANT 1 AND 2 FROM TOP.
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A STATIONARY IRON LADDER OR FIREPROOF STAIR FOR THE OUTSIDE CELLAR ENTRANCE CELLAR AT FRONT.
1985-04-03HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BALUSTRADE 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL WOOD TREADS PULLING AWAY FROM STRINGERS 3 TO 4 STY PUBLIC HALL STAIRS.
1985-04-03HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1985-04-03HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR BOILER OOM CELLAR.
1973
1973-01-22Deed — from SCHECHTER, ALLYN F/B/O; GELLER, A N DECD EX; GELLER, DELLA G F/K/A; WEISER, DELLA G; GELLE to 1016 LEXINGTON AVE CORP
1972
1972-07-12Deed — from B I M REALTY CORP to GELLER, I B DECD TR; GELLER, DELLA D TR; GELLER, DELLA D; SCHECHTER, BETTY; GELLER, A N EX
1972-07-12Mortgage — from B I M REALTY CORP to GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK
1972-06-30Deed — from SCHECHTER, EVAN; GELLER, A N DECD EX; GELLER, DELLA D TR; SCHECHTER, BETTY; GELLER, ISADOR to B I M REALTY CORP
1972-01-22Deed — from WEISER, DELLA G TR F/B/O; GELLER, I B DECD TR; GELLER, A N DECD EX; SCHECHTER, ALLYN F/B/O to 1016 LEXINGTON AVE CORP
1970
1970-01-29Deed — from GELLER, ISADOR B EX to SCHECHTER, BETTY; SCHECHTER, ALLYN; GELLER, DELLA D TR; SCHECHTER, EVAN; GELLER, ISADORE D
1969
1969-06-03Deed — from SUPERIOR ESTATES INC to GELLER, A N DECD EXECD
1966
1966-06-02Deed — from SUPERIOR ESTATES INC to GILLER, ISADOR B DECD