Lexington Hill Condominiums
1635 Lexington Avenue, between East 103rd and East 104th Streets, East Harlem, Manhattan, Harlem
BBL 1016317501 · BIN 1089312
- Year built
- 2013
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 8
- Amenities
- Elevator, common roof deck, virtual doorman, video intercom and building laundry; in-unit washer/dryers in the apartment inventory
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Requires confirmation
Lexington Hill Condominiums sales history: 47 recorded sales
Every recorded sale at this building, 2013–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $771
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 1.1%
- Recorded sales
- 47
- On record
- 2013–2026
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Lexington Hill puts 42 condominium apartments into an eight-story building with an unusually varied façade. Red brick, glass and metal panels divide the Lexington Avenue frontage, while projecting balconies and upper setbacks create outdoor space at several levels. Gilman Architects designed the building for SUNSUN Development Group, with Wor Chin named on its DOB new-building filing.
The apartment mix reaches from studios through two-bedroom homes. Many residences have private balconies or terraces, and all owners share a roof deck. The 103rd Street Lexington Avenue subway entrance is at the south end of the block, placing the building close to a local station without a long cross-avenue walk.
Its scale and service model are useful distinctions. Entry is handled through a virtual doorman and video system, and the shared amenity program centers on the roof. The building's former tax benefit ended in 2023, so its resale market now operates beyond the original abatement period.
Architecture and unit composition
The façade combines a masonry body with narrow glazed sections and metal-clad elements. Angled balcony fronts and setbacks interrupt the regular floor lines. Retail occupies the base, while the residential levels above contain apartments facing both the avenue and the rear of the property.
The residential plans include compact studios, one-bedroom homes and two-bedroom apartments with two bathrooms. Recorded interior areas extend from the smaller studio category through two-bedroom homes of roughly 1,100 square feet. Private outdoor space includes projecting balconies off living rooms and larger terraces at the upper levels.
Some two-bedroom plans connect the kitchen, dining area and living room in a broad shared space. Others retain more separation around the kitchen. Walk-in closets appear in part of the inventory, and the larger plans can provide separate bathroom access for each bedroom. In-unit laundry and individual heating and cooling equipment are recurring features.
The original finish palette included oak flooring, cherry kitchen cabinetry and quartz counters. Subsequent renovations have introduced different cabinetry, appliances and finishes, so the original package no longer describes every resale. The façade's changing geometry also means that homes with the same bedroom count can have different window arrangements and outdoor proportions.
East-facing rear balconies and avenue-facing homes offer different orientations. A terrace attached to an upper apartment is part of that home's configuration; the common roof deck serves the association as a whole. These two forms of outdoor access should be distinguished when comparing floor plans and usable interior area.
Building operations
The shared roof deck is the central recreational amenity. Elevator access, video intercom and virtual doorman service support day-to-day use, and a basement laundry facility supplements the washer/dryers installed within apartments. The condominium's commercial component consists of two separately classified tax lots.
The DOF ownership roll shows dispersed residential ownership, with the largest single owner holding one of the 42 apartments. The building is now well beyond its initial construction and first-closing period. Apartment transfers have occurred over more than a decade, and recent activity consists of occasional individual transactions.
The 421-a program here was a ten-year capped benefit beginning in 2013. Its final appearance was on the 2023 roll. Residential lots remain in tax Class 2, and their assessments have no statutory annual growth cap. The building's floor area already exceeds the residential FAR for its mapped R7-2 district, so that comparison doesn't point to unused development capacity.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $2,318/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $52,854/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $5 – $105
- Modeled exposure split equally across 42 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2015–20 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 830 sf | $640,000 | $771/sf | -6.6% |
| May 23, 2025 | 3E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 701 sf | $650,000 | $927/sf | — |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,131 sf | $885,000 | $782/sf | -1.1% |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 8F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,120 sf | $875,000 | $781/sf | -1.1% |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,120 sf | $930,000 | $830/sf | -2.1% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 739 sf | $670,000 | $907/sf | -2.8% |
| Oct 19, 2021 | 4B | 1 BR · 830 sf | $675,000 | $813/sf | -8.4% |
| Nov 18, 2020 | 4F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,090 sf | $800,000 | $734/sf | -8.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $771/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 1.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01631-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at Lexington Hill Condominiums, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $3,300 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease May 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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Comparable buildings
- 1399 Park Avenue — A newer East Harlem condominium with a taller form and a larger residential inventory.
- East Hill — A smaller condominium from the same broad development era, useful for buyers prioritizing a limited ownership group.
- The Royal Carnegie — An established condominium of comparable residential scale, with a more vertical building form.
- Vitre — A similarly sized condominium in a newer tower, offering a direct scale comparison with a different height and exposure profile.
- One Museum Mile — A larger East Harlem condominium on Fifth Avenue for buyers placing more weight on the park-side location and shared facilities.
More Harlem buildings
- 1400 Fifth Avenue — 2003 condominium
- 1485 Fifth Avenue (5th on the Park) — 2007 condominium by FXCollaborative (Fox & Fowle / FXFOWLE)
- Copper Hill, 1595 Lexington Avenue — 2007 condominium
- Madison Park Apartments, 1831 Madison Avenue — 2001 co-op
- The Strathmore, 1890 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard — 1920 condominium
- Graham Court, 1923–1937 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard — 1899 by Clinton & Russell
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Harlem — read The Roebling Team Guide to Harlem.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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