797 Lexington Avenue
Manhattan · Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, NY 10065
797 Lexington Avenue is a 7-apartment building in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, built in 1900, managed by Lexington Avenue CORP. The City has 41 open housing-code violations on file for it, 4 of them immediately hazardous, about 5.9 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). One complaint was filed with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 83 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Lexington Avenue CORP
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- Units
- 7
- Year built
- 1900
- Neighborhood
- Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
- Borough
- Manhattan
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
1tenant complaint
Filed with 311 in the past year
Typically closed in 83 days · neighborhood median is 3
41open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 5.9 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 4
- Hazardous
- 26
- Non-hazardous
- 11
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings15
- Smoke and CO alarms9
- Other repairs7
- Leaks, damp or mould3
- Doors, windows and locks2
- Electrical2
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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