City inspectors were last at this 160-unit elevator apartment building on July 25, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.
485 Lenox Avenue is a 160-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019190026). This building is associated with New York City Housing Development Corporation. Brix tracks 37 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1963, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 68 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 7, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on November 29, 2017 for $230,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 16C at 485 Lenox Avenue has 16 open violations.
Unit 1C at 485 Lenox Avenue has 5 open violations.
Unit 7B at 485 Lenox Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 10B at 485 Lenox Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 7H at 485 Lenox Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 2C at 485 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 1D at 485 Lenox Avenue has no violations, 1 permit filed ($45K, latest 2004).
Unit 16A at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 14I at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 12B at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 11D at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 9E at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 9G at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 5B at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 5E at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 4J at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3C at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2H at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (11 past violations).
Unit FROM at 485 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
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