523 Lenox Avenue
Manhattan · 10037 · BBL 1019210030
523 Lenox Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10037. City records date it to 1910 and count 4 residential units of 5 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Zam Zam Realty INC. Its most recent total assessed value is $489K.
What the eviction record shows
City marshals executed 2 evictions at 523 Lenox Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Oct 2, 2025. The first fell on Jan 27, 2025, so the filings span 9 months. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Executed evictions
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 22521 | Oct 2, 2025 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through August 27, 2026.
Rent stabilization at this address
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 523 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. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 3 violations against this building, of which 3 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 523 Lenox Avenue compares in 10037
PulseCities tracks 464 lots in 10037, of which 75 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 17 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 16.2% of the ZIP. 10037 scores 46.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 27 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →
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Questions about 523 Lenox Avenue
Who owns 523 Lenox Avenue?
The most recent deed on file for 523 Lenox Avenue names Zam Zam Realty INC.. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 523 Lenox Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 523 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 523 Lenox Avenue?
Yes. Two marshal-executed evictions at 523 Lenox Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Oct 2, 2025. 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 523 Lenox Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 523 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 the displacement risk around 523 Lenox Avenue?
10037 (Harlem) scores 46.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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.