789 Lexington Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10065
2 Units
•Built in 1910
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Renters Recommendations
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 789 Lexington Avenue
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Recent renter feedback for 789 Lexington Avenue highlights the building’s excellent location near multiple subway lines, grocery stores, and Central Park as a major benefit. Apartments offer spacious layouts unusually large for NYC, and neighbors are generally friendly. However, pest infestations—especially bed bugs—and lead paint presence are frequent and serious issues. Maintenance and management responsiveness are inconsistent, with some tenants reporting ignored safety concerns like ceiling collapses and insecure front doors. Garbage management and building upkeep also require improvement. While the superintendent is often praised for responsiveness, residents suggest the property management company and owner be more proactive and communicative to enhance living conditions.
Reviews (5)
3.38 stars
3 months ago
Good for NY
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice and responsive super
Cons:
Difficult to get response from property manager sometimes, extremely concerning number of pests (bed bugs, roaches, mice, etc)
Advice to owner:
Take care of the pests
3.25 stars
3 months ago
Great location, terrible property manager
Former Tenant
Pros:
-2 streets away from multiple train lines
-huge living room, big kitchen, great shower water pressure
-responsive super
-rent is okay but it's because the building is falling apart
-only 2 neighbors plus a business on the 1st floor; current neighbors are great, but I expect they'll move out (see cons below)
-huge living room, big kitchen, great shower water pressure
-responsive super
-rent is okay but it's because the building is falling apart
-only 2 neighbors plus a business on the 1st floor; current neighbors are great, but I expect they'll move out (see cons below)
Cons:
There's a reason no one rents in this building for more than a year or two:
-Property Manager Angela Cronk from AJ Clarke is terrible - her goal is to have as little contact with tenants as possible (think: terse, one sentence emails, threats to take tenants to court)
-Recurring pest issues (had bed bugs more than once in a few years, roaches often, mice once). Management does hire an exterminator monthly but they don't always show up
-Abatement levels of lead paint found in every room of the apartment from a recent X-ray inspection (July 2025)
-Old building that the landlord doesn't maintain - neighbors' bathroom ceiling collapsed twice, dishwasher breaks often but only quick fixes are done instead of replacing with a machine that will last, in addition to minor things like bad paint jobs, etc.
-Property Manager Angela Cronk from AJ Clarke is terrible - her goal is to have as little contact with tenants as possible (think: terse, one sentence emails, threats to take tenants to court)
-Recurring pest issues (had bed bugs more than once in a few years, roaches often, mice once). Management does hire an exterminator monthly but they don't always show up
-Abatement levels of lead paint found in every room of the apartment from a recent X-ray inspection (July 2025)
-Old building that the landlord doesn't maintain - neighbors' bathroom ceiling collapsed twice, dishwasher breaks often but only quick fixes are done instead of replacing with a machine that will last, in addition to minor things like bad paint jobs, etc.
Advice to owner:
Take care of the building, hire a competent property management company
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 5 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 789 Lexington Avenue is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.5 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
3
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 18, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from north at west located at apt 4, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
C
Carlos Neder
2.9(5)
Site Manager•
1 Property•2 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
M
Magdalena Kosz
2.7(11)
Head Officer•
8 Properties•47 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
A
Angela Cronk
2.9(5)
Officer•
1 Property•2 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
C
C/o Aj Clarke Re Corp
3.8(18)
Corporate Owner•
16 Properties•89 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
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