1940 Lexington Avenue
Top insights
- 4 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (28 vs ~5)
- Built in 1986
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
1940 Lexington Avenue
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- This is NYCHA public housing, so HPD’s violation database isn’t the maintenance record — ask the management office for this unit’s open work-order history and average repair time.
1940 Lexington Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10035. The closest subway is 116 St (6) (4-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-07-10 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT VESTIB…"
- 2026-07-10 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DU…"
- 2026-07-10 "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM"
- 2026-07-10 "§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 4th…"
- 2026-07-10 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- Class C · 4 open · penalty 60 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
- 2026-06-15 · Apt 10C · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-06-15 · Apt 6B · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-06-08 · Apt 10C · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1986, 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
- HARRASSMENT 2: 147
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 124
- PETIT LARCENY: 107
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 88
- SEX CRIMES: 80
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 182
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 134
- Noise - Residential: 111
- Illegal Parking: 100
- PLUMBING: 80
- THIRD AVENUE NORTH, LLC
- AUER'S MOVING & RIGGING CO., INC.
- OCEAN DELI CORP
- P.S. 007 Samuel Stern
- P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta
- James Weldon Johnson
- P.S. 007 Samuel Stern
- P.S. M079 - Horan School
- P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta
- P.S. M079 - Horan School
- PS 162m
- M.S. 45/S.T.A.R.S. Prep Academy
- 116 St
- 125 St
- 110 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Ged-P2g-Youth Actions & Homes-Ahsep
- Groove With Me, Inc.
- Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Playground
- El Gallo Garden
- Carolina Garden
- 117th St Community Garden
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 35 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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