465 Lenox Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01918-0029BIN 1058226

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0125 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 22 apartments
0222 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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

The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 22 apartments.

2018 — 22 units registered2023 — 22

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

373

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 2026-10-19RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING DROP LADDER RUNG 2ND FROM BOTTOM AND BENT DROP LADDER AT 1st FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 1ST RUNG UP FROM BOTTOM AT DROP LADDER AT 1ST STACK FROM SOUTH AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS 1ST FIRE ESCAPE FROM EAST AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

154

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water103

Unsanitary Condition11

Paint/Plaster8

Door/Window7

General6

Plumbing6

Water Leak5

Electric4

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

1307

Noise reports · last 12 mo

109

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential492

Street/Sidewalk474

Commercial198

Unspecified70

Vehicle50

House of Worship21

Park1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

783

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony231

Misdemeanor393

Violation159

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 9 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-10

I OBSERVED IN BASEMENT DAMAGE OF FEEDER CONDUCTORS AND DISCONNECT SWITCH DUE TO FIRE.

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2017-07-01

THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL PLUMBING APPROVALS AND PERMIT UNDER APPL ICATION #140154071 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. STOP ALL PLUMBING WOR K IMMEDIATELY EXCEPT TO MAKE SITE SAFE

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2002-03-26

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-20Apt #3Dresidential

2025-07-03Apt #3Cresidential

2024-11-25Apt 2Eresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2025-09-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-08-05

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-04

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-08-15

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ALEM ENTERPRISE INC

Head officer

ABDUL AHMED

Managing agent

BETE REALTY INC

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

206 WEST 139 STREETMANHATTAN 217 EAST 111 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$17,250

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.

DEFAULTUnknownClass 12025-09-10$8,000 due

ConstructionClass 22023-06-26$1,250 due

BoilersNon-Hazardous2005-06-29$180 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-12-16 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-07 · $245,264.45

Mortgage2021-04-07$245,264.45

borrower ALEM ENTERPRISES, INC,. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-12-12$1,526,580.07

borrower ALEM ENTERPRISES, INC. · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Mortgage2015-07-02$595,555.59

borrower ALEM ENTERPRISES, INC. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2015-07-02$850,000

borrower ALEM ENTERPRISES, INC. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2002-03-06$470,000

borrower ALEM ENTERPRISES, INC. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

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