525 Lexington Avenue
Manhattan · 10017 · BBL 1013037503 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, October 2, 2026
525 Lexington Avenue is a commercial or office building in Midtown East, Manhattan, ZIP 10017. City records date it to 1923. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 525 LEXINGTON OWNER, LLC, A DELAWARE LIM ITED LIABI. Its total assessed value is $54.7M, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about 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.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1303 in Manhattan, the block 525 Lexington Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 10 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 2 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 217 parcels and 338 residential units.
Anything filed on 525 Lexington Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 525 Lexington Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $54.7M for the 2026 tax year. 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 525 Lexington Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 525 Lexington Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 525 Lexington Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 525 Lexington Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. 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 →
Open code violations at 525 Lexington Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 14 violations against this building, of which 11 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 525 Lexington Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and east wall in the 1st room fr…Nov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and east wall in the 1st room fro…Nov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | B |
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at the ceiling in…Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Nov 21, 2025 | B |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Violation Dismissed | Nov 17, 2025 | I |
| Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the…Nov Sent Out | Jul 24, 2025 | C |
| Post, in the form approved by the commissioner, and maintain the notice about prevention, detection and remova…Nov Sent Out | Jul 24, 2025 | A |
| Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of…Nov Sent Out | Jul 24, 2025 | A |
| Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the ma…Nov Sent Out | Jul 24, 2025 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 525 Lexington Avenue
35 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 525 Lexington Avenue compares in 10017
PulseCities tracks 669 lots in 10017, of which 30 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 39 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10017 scores 11.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 160 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Midtown East →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 2 other addresses on tax block 1303 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 525 Lexington Avenue
Who owns 525 Lexington Avenue?
The city's property file lists 525 LEXINGTON OWNER, LLC, A DELAWARE LIM ITED LIABI as the owner of record for 525 Lexington Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 525 Lexington Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 525 Lexington Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 525 Lexington Avenue?
No executed eviction at 525 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 525 Lexington Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 525 Lexington Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 525 Lexington Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $54.7M 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 525 Lexington Avenue?
10017 (Midtown East) scores 11.7 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.