1490 Lexington Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Jun 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- No open HPD violations — cleaner than 79% of buildings in this ZIP
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (1 vs ~6)
- Built in 2002 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 211 of 211 units
About this building
City records list 2002 as the year built — newer than 92% of the 1,051 buildings we cover in ZIP 10029. 22 floors — one of 4 buildings over 10 floors among the 16 we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 13.2 times the size of its lot: 186,100 sq ft of building on a 14,074 sq ft lot. 211 apartments — more than 96% of the 1,051 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10029 have.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 10, 2026.
1490 Lexington Avenue
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- City records show no open HPD violations here — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 211 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
1490 Lexington Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10029. The closest subway is 96 St (6) (1-minute walk), served by the 6 line.
Building Condition
- 2026-01-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2022-12-27
- 2019-09-06 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST"
- 2018-01-26 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2002, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 135
- HARRASSMENT 2: 100
- GRAND LARCENY: 61
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 46
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 44
- Noise - Residential: 107
- Illegal Parking: 51
- Homeless Person Assistance: 39
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 30
- Noise: 28
- 1501 LEXINGTON AVENUE
- 141 EAST 96 STREET
- 145 E 97TH ST
- P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
- P.S. 198 Isador E. Ida Straus
- P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- DREAM Charter School
- The Lexington Academy
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- DREAM Charter School
- Park East High School
- 96 St
- 96 St
- 103 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Islamic Cultural Center School
- Hunter College Campus Schools
- Stolen Chair Theatre Company, Inc.
- Marx Brothers Playground
- P.s. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
- P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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