1727 Lexington Avenue

1727 Lexington Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 8 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 5 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 51 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2025-06-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 758 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Fire escape defect (exterior). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REQUIRED WIDTH FOR PASSAGEWAY LESS THAN 17 INCHES AT ALL BALCONIES AT FIRE ESCAPE AT EAST YARD AS PER NYC RULES AND REGULATION, issued 2017-08-31. HPD violation 11953553
• Class C: Fire escape defect (stairs). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS MORE THAN 60 DEGREE ANGLE AT ALL STORIES, EAST YARD, issued 2017-08-31. HPD violation 11953554
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PARTITIONS ERECTED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING WITH DOOR CREATING ADDITIONAL ROOMS OBSTRUCTING EGRESS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2N1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2N1), issued 2017-08-28. HPD violation 11946992
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, foyer, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT APT ENTRANCE IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2N1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2N1), issued 2017-08-28. HPD violation 11946997
• Class B: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING AT EAST YARD, issued 2017-08-31. HPD violation 11953555
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). ,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER. YARD, SECTION ''REAR'', issued 2017-08-28. HPD violation 11947115
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 5045541
• Class B: Fire escape defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 5045544

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ING COMMUNICATIONS INC. Head officer: JAMES WANG. Managing agent: MATHEW MAURO. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016350151, HPD building ID 24031. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 110 St (6), 3 min walk
• 103 St (6), 4 min walk
• 116 St (6), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.