171 Lexington Avenue
Manhattan · 10016 · BBL 1008860063 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a permit, May 27, 2026
171 Lexington Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Murray Hill, Manhattan, ZIP 10016. City records date it to 2002 and count 41 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. Its total assessed value is $833K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 41 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 171 Lexington Avenue
The most recent recorded deed is dated Sep 25, 2025, transferring the lot to EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 886 in Manhattan, the block 171 Lexington Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 8 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 58 parcels and 703 residential units.
Anything filed on 171 Lexington Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Sales and ownership history at 171 Lexington Avenue
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East Side Affordable Housing Development Fund CORPDEED from LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP | Sep 25, 2025 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 171 Lexington Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $833K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $20K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 171 Lexington Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 171 Lexington Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 171 Lexington Avenue
DHCR registration records list 41 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Affordable housing at 171 Lexington Avenue
HPD counts 41 homes here as affordable under the city's housing plans. 39 are priced for households earning 31 to 50% of the area median income and 1 for 51 to 80%. 1 more is set aside for the superintendent. The most recent agreement was a preservation deal that closed in December 2025. HPD's count starts in 2014, so an agreement from before then would not show up here.
Source: HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building list, via NYC Open Data, last pulled on October 4, 2026.
Permits filed at 171 Lexington Avenue
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ALBOILER REPLACEMENT AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCC | May 27, 2026 | AL |
| SCFApplication for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans file | May 8, 2026 | AL |
| PLMREPLACEMENT OF PLUMBING FIXTURES ON EXISTING ROUGH-IN, MODIFYING EXISTING GAS FO | Apr 17, 2026 | AL |
| MECHBOILER REPLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCTS AND PIPING WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREW | Apr 2, 2026 | AL |
| SHDINSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND ROOF PROTECTION AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUI | Mar 23, 2026 | AL |
| GCROOF REPLACEMENT, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, ELEVATOR REHAB AND BOILER REPLACEMENT, LOC | Feb 10, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 171 Lexington Avenue
4 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 171 Lexington Avenue compares in 10016
PulseCities tracks 1,356 lots in 10016, of which 81 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 43 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10016 scores 15.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 148 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Murray Hill →
Questions about 171 Lexington Avenue
Who owns 171 Lexington Avenue?
The most recent deed on file for 171 Lexington Avenue names EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Sep 25, 2025.
Has 171 Lexington Avenue changed hands recently?
PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds appear here once the city publishes them to ACRIS, which runs behind the closing date.
Have there been evictions at 171 Lexington Avenue?
No executed eviction at 171 Lexington Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 171 Lexington Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 41 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 171 Lexington Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $833K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 171 Lexington Avenue?
10016 (Murray Hill) scores 15.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.