Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
87
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
797 LEXINGTON AVENUE · 7 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- M/Q train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
30 violations the city still lists as unresolved
30 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Fire & life safety10
- Disrepair6
- Paint / plaster5
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Other1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-10-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.