Manhattan · Block 1634 · Lot 21 · 10029

1697 Lexington Avenue

5 floors · 8 apartments · 8,483 sq ft · built 1910 · class C7 · owner of record: Lenmort Realty Corp

6open violations
$17,362ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 11 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $17,362 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 9, 2019Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35249599R ISSUED ON 10/20/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01. WORK W/O PERMIT. REMEDY:C
#35395352K
Jun 27, 2019
IN VIOLATION
$1,562
Oct 17, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35340974R ISSUED ON 07/18/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01. FOR WOKR W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER &/OR FILE
#35395675P
Dec 13, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$6,250
Sep 8, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35340974R ISSUED ON 07/18/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01. WORK W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER &/OR FILE A C
#35388443K
Jan 10, 2019
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jul 18, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35249599R ISSUED ON 10/20/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FOR:WORK WITHOUT A PERMI
#35340974R
Jan 10, 2019
IN VIOLATION
$6,250
Jan 19, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O PERMIT. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35215638P ISSUED ON 01/25/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01. VERTICAL EXTENSION. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S
#35283378M
Aug 2, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$800
DOB (0)

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DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 11)
Active
HPD (5) · C 2 · B 0 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Mar 21, 2012ISECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 03/21/2012—
Aug 27, 2013ISECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 05/09/1988 AND STILL VACANT ON 08/27/2013—
Aug 18, 2008CSECTION 231 M/D LAW PROVIDE LEGAL SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS AND FILE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE DOING THE WORK 2 3 & 4 STY SOUTH APTS PARTY WALL BALCONY WINDOW SEALED WITH PLYWOOD OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FOR NORTH APTS ADJACENT TO BLDG 1695 LEXINGTON AVE ER1.Aug 24, 2008
Feb 25, 1992CSECTION 231 M/D LAW PROVIDE LEGAL SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS AND FILE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE DOING THE WORK 2 3 4 STY REAR APTS THAT THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN OBSERVED VACANT AND PARTY WALL BALCONIES REAR EAST CONNECT WITH 1695 LEXINGTON AVENUE SOUTH ER1Mar 17, 1992
Aug 2, 1988ISECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 03 07 88.Oct 1, 1988

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 5:29 PM ET. BBL 1016340021.

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