20 Lenox Avenue
Manhattan · 10026 · BBL 1015950001 · look up another building
Four residential evictions on record here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in Manhattan.
Most recent filing on this building: an eviction, August 20, 2026
20 Lenox Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10026. City records date it to 1920 and count 118 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as LENOXVILLE ASSOCIATES. Its total assessed value is $12.5M, 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.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 20 Lenox Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 20 Lenox Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $12.5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $106K 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.
4 marshal evictions at 20 Lenox Avenue
City marshals executed 4 evictions at 20 Lenox Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Aug 20, 2026. The first fell on Jul 10, 2025, so the filings span 13 months. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in Manhattan. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Marshal evictions at 20 Lenox Avenue
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 160892 | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| Residentialdocket 160891 | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| Residentialdocket 153141 | Mar 19, 2026 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through October 9, 2026.
Rent stabilization at 20 Lenox Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 20 Lenox 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 20 Lenox Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 1 violation against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in Manhattan.
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 20 Lenox Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentViolation Dismissed | Oct 22, 2025 | C |
The 1 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. 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 20 Lenox Avenue
29 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 20 Lenox Avenue compares in 10026
PulseCities tracks 3,630 lots in 10026, of which 134 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 176 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 3.7% of the ZIP. 10026 scores 53.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 12 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 2 other addresses on tax block 1595 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 20 Lenox Avenue
Who owns 20 Lenox Avenue?
The city's property file lists LENOXVILLE ASSOCIATES as the owner of record for 20 Lenox 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 20 Lenox Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 20 Lenox 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 20 Lenox Avenue?
Yes. Four marshal-executed evictions at 20 Lenox Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Aug 20, 2026. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 20 Lenox Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 20 Lenox 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 20 Lenox Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $12.5M 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 20 Lenox Avenue?
10026 (Harlem) scores 53.1 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.