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1290 Lexington Avenue

A 16-story building with 119 apartments, built in 1962, in Manhattan, NY 10128.

Addresses on the lot: 125 to 137 East 87th Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

3open HPD violations2 hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past year1 about heat or hot water
46rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

1290 Lexington Avenue has 3 open HPD violations. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 87TH STREET SHERRY ASSOCIATES, LLC. 46 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 1290 Lexington Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 3 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days2
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days1

No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 1290 Lexington Avenue?

1290 Lexington Avenue is registered with HPD to 87TH STREET SHERRY ASSOCIATES, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10128 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1290 Lexington Avenue rent stabilized?

46 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 79 in 2018. That’s 46 of the building’s 119 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01516-0013.