Manhattan

17 Lexington Ave

Manhattan, NY 10010Government-ownedBBL 1008780020BIN 1018015
Year Built1930
Floors16
Units3
Building Area344,828 sqft
ZoningR9A
ClassW5
Market Value$46.4M

17 LEXINGTON AVE is a property located at 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 16 floors and 3 units. The building area is 344,828 square feet on a 39,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R9A. The assessed market value is $46.4M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 666 building permits on record (475 active). There are 390 violations on record (111 currently open). 20 docketed judgments carrying $7,525 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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1,491records on file

Completed in 1930, 17 Lexington Ave rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 3 units and 344,828 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R9A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $46.4M, and assessed for tax at $20.9M. In the 99 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,491 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 666 of its 1,491 records, fully 45%, fall under that one heading. Violation (390) and enforcement (201) trail well behind. 111 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2023.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 103.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 2,932 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 45% permit, 99 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$46.4M of New York, written across 1,491 government filings.

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Property Details

Address17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010
W5
Year Built1930
Floors16
Total Units3
Building Area344,828 sqft
Lot Size39,500 sqft
ZoningR9A
1008780020
1018015 +2 more
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$46.4M
$20.9M
$7.4M

Building Permits

666 on record · 475 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 23, 2026Est. cost $4KJob #M08034274-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 19, 2026Job #M01456337-S2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 19, 2026Job #M01456337-S4
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 16, 2026Est. cost $9.2MJob #M01456337-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW
Filed Oct 16, 2026Job #M01456337-S3

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Violations

390 on record · 111 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$7,525
Judgments · 20 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049398384R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000834274X
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Balance $500Ticket #039089754N
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Balance $3,125Ticket #039089755P
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2021Ticket #035508593J
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED PERMIT

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0125539

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 6)

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0125541

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 6)

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0123133

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 6)

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0005617

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0001921

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 was constructed in 1930. with 16 floors and 3 units. The building area is 344,828 sqft.

Are there building permits at 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 666 building permits on record, with 475 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Oct 23, 2026.

Does 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 390 violations on record, with 111 currently open. Breakdown: 65 DOB Safety, 270 DOB, 55 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has 20 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $7,525. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 17 LEXINGTON AVE?

17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 has an assessed market value of $46.4M and a total assessed value of $20.9M (land: $7.4M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 17 LEXINGTON AVE?

17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 is zoned R9A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 17 LEXINGTON AVE?

17 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10010 is government-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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