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54 Lexington Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-00880-0073

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 40 abiertas en total.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 13 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations: 2 by the original certify-by date, 7 after it. How certification works

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14 open Class C.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 25, 2024. Reason on the order: fire damage.
OATH hearings
A hearing on a DOB summons is set for October 29, 2026.
DOB violations
29 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
DOB complaints
6 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed August 26, 2026.
DOB facade
No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Need this filed?
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 7 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $2,535 in total. The most recent of the 3, a general construction order, was opened April 16, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C14 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19201229CitiLeaf Housing
MoldNotice sent to tenant19095437
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)18664852
No access to reinspect (first try)18664847
Vermin / InfestationCertified late18664838
Fire SafetyNotice sent18664824
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18664801
Vermin / InfestationCertified late18664769
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18100666
Not complied with18059834
MoldNotice sent to tenant18715528
No access to reinspect (first try)17264461
No access to reinspect (first try)17264458
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16968471
Class B20 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19201231CitiLeaf Housing
Notice sent19169044CitiLeaf Housing
Notice sent19169043CitiLeaf Housing
Not complied with18709693
Not complied with18709659
No access to reinspect (first try)18670742
No access to reinspect (first try)18670650
Notice sent18670642
ElevatorNotice sent18664881
Certified late18664876
Fire SafetyCertified late18664867
Fire SafetyCertified late18664864
Certified late18664861
Notice sent18664835
Certified late18664826
Notice sent18664804
Certified late18664783
Not complied with18059854
Not complied with18059827
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16962751
OATH/ECB6 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39201647PCitiLeaf Housing
Elevators, Class 1Admitted39183858Z
Elevators, Class 1Admitted39157269L
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39125625M
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37027669M
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39098714N

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan had 40 open violations on September 26, 2026: 34 from HPD and 6 from OATH/ECB. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 13 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations: 2 by the original certify-by date, 7 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 25, 2024. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for October 29, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 29 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has DOB received complaints about 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 6 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed August 26, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $2,535 in total. The most recent of the 3, a general construction order, was opened April 16, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan?

No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 7 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

Is 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1916 as the year 54 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an asylum or home with 7 floors.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 54 Lexington Ave, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/54-lexington-avenue-manhattan

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