# 985 Lexington Ave, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/985-lexington-avenue-manhattan

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Also known as 987 Lexington Ave, 989 Lexington Ave, 991 Lexington Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1863 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)

## Also on record

- 10 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 0 of them from 2012
- In the Upper East Side Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Mar 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 0 open. 21 violations on record in all, 1983–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 8 open: 4 about filings or paperwork, 4 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** no complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain EGH-125), registration current since Apr 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 4 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2019, last expired Feb 2020 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the Upper East Side Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Registered with the city

- 985 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- Individual owner (name not shown) (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

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