1781 Lexington Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01638-0121BIN 1052195

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0122 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
0220 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

101

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-08-06

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2025-08-06

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES FEHRENHEIT AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-08-06

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2025-08-06

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water27

Appliance5

Electric2

General1

Paint/Plaster1

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-10-26 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-12-04 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1512

Noise reports · last 12 mo

126

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential897

Street/Sidewalk323

Unspecified134

Commercial129

Vehicle28

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

817

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony237

Misdemeanor398

Violation182

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 2 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2021-10-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-01-08

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1781-1783 Lex LLC

Head officer

Miklos Vasarhelyi

Managing agent

1781-1783 Lex LLC

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1783 LEXINGTON AVENUEMANHATTAN 73 MOTT STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionHazardous1993-06-28$800 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-08-29 · $800,000

Sale2023-08-29$800,000

1781 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC → 1781-1783 LEX LLC

Sale2020-11-10$10

ESPADA, JOSE → 1781 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC

Sale1978-02-23no recorded price

OPPENHEIM, IRWIN → ESPADA, JOSE

Sale1972-02-17no recorded price

OPPENHEIM, HARRY, OPPENHEIM, IRWIN → OPPENHEIM, IRWIN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale