470 Lenox Avenue
A 16-story building with 286 apartments, built in 1960, in Manhattan, NY 10037.
Addresses on the lot: 464 to 478 Lenox Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
470 Lenox Avenue has 122 open HPD violations, 20 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 108 complaints to HPD in the past year, 35 about heat or hot water. It is registered to FIFTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC. 217 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 470 Lenox Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 122 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 20 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 85 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 17 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 108 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 35 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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 470 Lenox Avenue?
470 Lenox Avenue is registered with HPD to FIFTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
7 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 11 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 11 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10037 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 470 Lenox Avenue rent stabilized?
217 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 218 in 2018. That’s 217 of the building’s 286 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 40 West 135th Street286 apartments, built 1959
- 45 West 132nd Street286 apartments, built 1959
- 467 Lenox Avenue25 apartments, built 1915
- 465 Lenox Avenue22 apartments, built 1920
- 473 Lenox Avenue35 apartments, built 1920
- 485 Lenox Avenue160 apartments, built 1963
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 1-01730-0075.