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171 Lexington Avenue

A 12-story building with 41 apartments, built in 2002, in Manhattan, NY 10016.

Addresses on the lot: 171 to 173 Lexington Avenue.

HPD records as of November 2, 2026

1open HPD violation1 immediately hazardous
3complaints to HPD, past year1 about heat or hot water
41rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

171 Lexington Avenue has 1 open HPD violation, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HDFC. 41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 171 Lexington Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 1 open violation as of November 2, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most1
B, hazardous30 days0
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days0

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 2, 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 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 171 Lexington Avenue?

171 Lexington Avenue is registered with HPD to EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

18 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

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, 8% of residential buildings in 10016 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 171 Lexington Avenue rent stabilized?

41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 41 of the building’s 41 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 November 2, 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 1-00886-0063.