A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 73.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
4 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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
THE HALSEY GROUP.LLC
Head officer
LARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agent
ELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered
2025-08-25
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
$1,215,000
$546,750
2026
$1,458,000
$656,100
2027
$1,750,000
$787,500
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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
Classon Av — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Classon Av — B52 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Lexington Ave & Classon Ave · 200 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.
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $3,586,009 on
2007-10-09 (lender: United States Dept Of Housing &urban Development), covering 4 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
2010-07-09
Agreement $1,435,276 — from HALSEY GROUP LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORORATION
$1,435,276
2007-10-09
Mortgage $3,586,009 — from HALSEY GROUP,LLC to UNITED STATES DEPT OF HOUSING &URBAN DEV
$3,586,009
2007-10-09
Mortgage $1,435,276 — from HALSEY GROUP ,LLC to BPD BANK
$1,435,276
2001-11-15
Mortgage $360,000 — from NEW LIFE CHRISTIANSMISSION MINISTRIES IN to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
$360,000
1986-08-12
Mortgage $43,500 — from EIGHTY SIX LEX AV RTY CP to CITY OF NEW YORK
$43,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
24
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
1
2
2018
0
0
0
4
4
2019
0
19
1
3
23
2020
0
2
0
2
4
2021
0
5
0
2
7
2022
0
2
0
3
5
2023
0
2
0
4
6
2024
1
14
0
4
19
2025
0
21
0
3
24
2026
0
1
0
3
4
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2025-07-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY,
2025-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT
2025-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2025-05-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AT BATHTUB PERIMETER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2025-05-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-05-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE 1
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1s
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2025-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OUTLET COVER AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1s
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM
2025-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY,
2024-09-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-09-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-09-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE FRONT YARD
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-02-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-15Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO, L.L.C. , STATE STREET BANK &
2019-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM F
2019-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3
2019-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2019-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3
2019-05-05311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-05-05311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-05-05Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-05-05Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-09Boiler inspection
2019-03-25HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2019-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4B
2019-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FR
2019-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th
2019-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2019-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE FOYER , THE 2nd R
2019-03-18311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-03-18311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2019-03-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2019-03-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018
2018-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-24Boiler inspection
2018-04-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2015-11-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-09HPD 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
2014
2014-09-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2008-06-23Job filed: INSTALL NEW WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, AND NEW FIRE WATER SERVICE. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SEE SEC 23 C$39,500
2008-06-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-04Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 86 LEXINGTON AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC
2008-06-04Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 86 LEXINGTON AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC
2008-05-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-04-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-04-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-04-21Job filed: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SEE SECTION 23 COMMENTS.
2008-04-21Job filed: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SEE SECTION 23 COMMENTS.
2008-04-17Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 28 L.F. AT 86 LEXINGTON AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR
2008-04-17Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 28 L.F. AT 86 LEXINGTON AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR
2008-03-27Job filed: SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION OF EXISTING 4 STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO CONTAIN 8 APARTMENTS. WORK TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS & DOORS, BATHROOMS & K$632,000
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-10-09Mortgage $3,586,009 — from HALSEY GROUP,LLC to UNITED STATES DEPT OF HOUSING &URBAN DEV$3,586,009
2007-10-09Agreement — from UNITED STATES DEPT OF HOUSING & URBAN DE to BPD BANK
2007-10-09Agreement — from HALSEY GROUP ,LLC to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2007-10-09DEEDO — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to THE HALSEY GROUP LLC.
2007-10-09AL&R — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to HALSEY GROUP,LLC
2007-10-09Mortgage $1,435,276 — from HALSEY GROUP ,LLC to BPD BANK$1,435,276
2007-09-21Job filed: A2$680,000
2007-09-21Job filed: A2$40,000
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-29DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-15DOB violation IMEGNCY:
2005-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2005-12-01ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG.-NOTE- BLDG IS IN SEVERE DISREPAIR 1) NO ROOF. 2) ALL INTERIOR PARTITIONS ON THIRD FLOOR ARE GONE AND OPE$2,500
2005-12-01ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG-NOTE BLDG VACANT OPEN AND UNGAURDED.(1) NO ROOF ON BLDG. (2) FLOOR JOISTS ARE MISSING THROUGHOUT (3) REAR$2,500
2005-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2005-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2005-11-10DOB complaint, category ?
2005-04-28ECB Hazardous violation: 20050815YVARIOUS LOCATION ON THE WESTERN PARAPET THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING HAS SEVERAL OPENINGS WITH ROTTEN ROOF MEMEBERS AND THE $10,000
2005-03-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL.HAZARDOUS DEFECTS ARE 1. ERODED MORTAR JOINTS AT WEST BEARING BRICK WALL AT VARIOUS LOC
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-03ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL.NOTED:1)COPING STONES ARE MISSING AT VARIOUS LOCATION AT PARAPET WEST AND WALL APPEAR B$2,500
2004-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2004-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2004-09-21Job filed: GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN$400,000
2004-09-21Job filed: GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN$400,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2003-07-17Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — COLLAPSING BUILDING
2003-07-10DOB violation UB:
2003-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-08DEEDO — from HAMMER, JON H to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2002-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-24JUDG — from M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION/PLAINTIFF to SHEFARAV INC/DEF; REPUBLIC MANAGEMENTCORP/DEF; FERMIN, RUTH/DEF; FERMIN, KEITH W E/DEF; ST
2002-04-17ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECT NOTED: WEST WALL OG BUILDING AT REAR MISSING BRICK AND ALSO MISSING ANOTOR REAR$2,500
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-11-15Mortgage $360,000 — from NEW LIFE CHRISTIANSMISSION MINISTRIES IN to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION$360,000
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2000-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-08-10TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-05-29Deed — from EIGHTY SIX LEX AVE REALTY CORP to SHEFARAV INC
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-08-12Mortgage $43,500 — from EIGHTY SIX LEX AV RTY CP to CITY OF NEW YORK$43,500
1986-08-12Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to EIGHTY SIX LEX AV RLT CP
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1972
1972-09-06Mortgage assigned — from ABELOFF GEORGE AS TRUSTEES FOR; ABELOFF ABRAHAM J; ABELOFF LOUIS to ALJER REALTY CORP
1972-09-06SAGE — from ALJER REALTY CORPN; HENDERSON JAMES N
1972-09-06Deed — from YOESOEP LA PEARL to HENDERSON JAMES N
1972-09-06Mortgage — from HENDERSON JAMES N to YOE SOEP LA PEARL
1971
1971-01-27Mortgage assigned — from BEFEL RLTY CORP to BROOKMAN HARVEY W