Manhattan

459 Lexington Ave

Manhattan, NY 10017Company-ownedBBL 1013000023BIN 1036189

Updated Sep 15, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors3
Units7
Building Area7,800 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassK2
Market Value$5.7M

459 LEXINGTON AVE is a property located at 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 3 floors and 7 units. The building area is 7,800 square feet on a 2,650 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $5.7M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 109 building permits on record (83 active). There are 51 violations on record (7 currently open). 14 docketed judgments carrying $225 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

306records on file

Completed in 1920, 459 Lexington Ave rises 3 stories over New York. Public records put it at 7 units and 7,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.7M, and assessed for tax at $2.5M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 306 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 109 of its 306 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Violation (51) and enforcement (45) trail well behind. 7 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 1993.

Read together — 36% permit, 60 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.

$5.7M of New York, written across 306 government filings.

Property Details

Address459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017
K2
Year Built1920
Floors3
Total Units7
Building Area7,800 sqft
Lot Size2,650 sqft
ZoningC5-3
1013000023
1036189
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.7M
$2.5M
$1.2M

Building Permits

109 on record · 83 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 4, 2025Est. cost $50KJob #M01160457-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 4, 2025Est. cost $8KJob #M01171403-I1
SignDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Feb 26, 2025Est. cost $8KJob #M01171403-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jan 23, 2025Est. cost $50KJob #M01160457-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 12, 2025Job #M01165990-I1-EL

replace ceiling lights, add 4 wall outlets and 3 electric baseboard heaters. panel and all other wiring existing

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Violations

51 on record · 7 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$225
Judgments · 14 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 24, 2025Balance $25Ticket #0218448268
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #000909735N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #047859621H
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES NON-COLLECTION DAY
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2022Ticket #014016862X
PERMITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #0211130215
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSE

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 1, 2009#34744741K

PLUMBING WORK W/O A PERMIT. WITNESSED IN CELLAR 2 ELEC HOT WATER HEATER INSTALLED AND NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR THE WORK HEATERS INSTALLED IN CELLAR OF HAIR SOLON.REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 was constructed in 1920. with 3 floors and 7 units. The building area is 7,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 109 building permits on record, with 83 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 Apr 4, 2025.

Does 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 51 violations on record, with 7 currently open. Breakdown: 2 DOB Safety, 40 DOB, 9 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has 14 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $225. 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 459 LEXINGTON AVE?

459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 has an assessed market value of $5.7M and a total assessed value of $2.5M (land: $1.2M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 459 LEXINGTON AVE?

459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 is zoned C5-3. 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 459 LEXINGTON AVE?

459 LEXINGTON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10017 is company-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.

How do I get a full property report for 459 LEXINGTON AVE?

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