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161 Lexington Ave

MANHATTAN, NY 10016 BBL 1008867505 176 units · 12 floors · 1908

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Kips Bay
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 161 Lexington Ave rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1908
6 or more units
176 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 161 Lexington Ave's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
76th percentile

Out of 374 buildings in this neighborhood, 284 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
62.3%
No serious
violations
33.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Building characteristics
Total units176
Floors12
Year built1908
Gross area
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

161 Lexington Ave's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
161 Lexington Avenue Propco LLC
Address
161 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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