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Predominantly retail with other uses
1488 LEXINGTON AVENUE
MANHATTAN · East Harlem (South) · BIN 1051700
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1930Year Built
5Stories
K4Building Class
R10AZoning
1,911 sfGross Floor Area
4Units
Rent Stabilized38 Open Violations 28 unresolved · 10 paperwork only ▸
Predominantly retail with other uses · Owner of record: PELAS REALTY CORP. · 2,074 sf lot · 0.92 FAR built · Flood zone X
Locations of Work
ArchitectureStructuralElectricalMechanicalPlumbingEquipmentGeneral
Floor 13p · 1 filing · 5 docs
Site & exterior6p · 2 filings · 4 docs
Filed — no permit issued3p · 1 filing · 2 docs
▾Owner History (Filing Record)
Companies and organizations named on filings. Individual owners are not shown.
OwnerFilingsMost Recent
PELAS REALTY2603/21/2026
SAFE-SHIELD ENTERPRISES INC503/22/2026
NSACONTRACTING407/08/2026
▾Design Consultants (Architect / Engineer of Record)
FirmFilingsMost Recent
MCHENERY TESTING LAB106/12/2025
ASHRAF CORP210/12/2023
ARQUITECTURA VARELA104/27/2022
▾Filing Representatives (Expediters)
RepresentativeFilingsMost Recent
DANICO SERVICES403/21/2026
LOXTON203/21/2026
▾Contractors (License-Anchored)
FirmTradeRolesMost Recent
JOHN EVAN CONTRACTING CORGeneral Contractor303/21/2026
SAFE-SHEILD ENTERPRISE INGeneral Contractor303/21/2026
NADEEM AKHTARGeneral Contractor103/21/2026
NADEEM AKHTARGeneral Contractor107/08/2026
▾Special Inspection Agencies
AgencyLicense #FilingsMost Recent
BUTTERFIELD & O'CONNOR4189104/27/2022
Building Lifecycle
All (77)Filed (4)Permit Issued (3)Signed Off (2)Violation (60)Objection (6)Special Inspection (2)
04/29/2026
Violation issued (HPD, open)
A
10/06/2025
Objection resolved — Resolved
07/03/2025
Objection raised — Cost
07/03/2025
Objection raised — Other
07/03/2025
Objection raised — Scope
07/03/2025
Objection raised — Structural
07/03/2025
Objection raised — Scope
06/12/2025
Filed — Alteration
Renovation for the exterior of the store to install a customer waiting area. No change of use, egress, or occupancy.
M01240049-I1
06/04/2025
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
A
11/22/2024
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
05/12/2024
Signed off — Alteration
HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF THE 2022 BUIILDING CODE.
M00937613-I1
04/01/2024
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
A
11/22/2023
Violation issued (DOB, open)
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
11/15/2023
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
10/13/2023
Permit issued — Supported Scaffold
M00942985-I1-SF
10/12/2023
Filed — Alteration
INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC BC. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.SIDEWALK SHED FILED ON A SEPARATE APPLICATION.
M00942985-I1
09/25/2023
Permit issued — Sidewalk Shed
M00937613-I1-SH
09/24/2023
Filed — Alteration
HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF THE 2022 BUIILDING CODE.
M00937613-I1
09/08/2023
Violation issued (DOB, open)
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
07/20/2023
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
03/15/2023
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
A
12/20/2022
Signed off — Alteration
INSTALLING DROP CEILING AND INTERIOR PARTITION WALL AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE , EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WITH THIS APPLICATION.
M00718085-I1
11/02/2022
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
05/02/2022
Permit issued — General Construction
M00718085-I1-GC
04/27/2022
Filed — Alteration
INSTALLING DROP CEILING AND INTERIOR PARTITION WALL AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE , EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WITH THIS APPLICATION.
M00718085-I1
04/26/2022
Special inspection requirement — Structural Stability – Alterations of existing buildings
BRIAN T. O'CONNOR
04/13/2022
Special inspection requirement — Final
Vicente Varela
02/15/2022
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
02/15/2022
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
A
04/01/2021
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
A
04/01/2021
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
10/25/2019
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
10/09/2018
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
11/14/2017
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
11/06/2017
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
10/25/2016
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
10/01/2015
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
06/03/2015
Violation issued (DOB, closed)
V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED
03/02/2015
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
02/02/2015
Violation issued (HPD, closed)
I
08/27/2013
Violation issued (HPD, open)
I
04/05/2013
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
07/25/2012
Violation issued (DOB, closed)
V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED
06/29/2012
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
05/20/2012
Violation issued (HPD, open)
I
04/25/2012
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
01/20/2012
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Unknown
12/13/2011
Violation issued (DOB, open)
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
11/29/2011
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Unknown
11/29/2011
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
06/01/2011
Violation issued (DOB, closed)
V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED
03/08/2011
Violation issued (DOB, closed)
V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED
03/04/2011
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
12/31/2009
Violation issued (DOB, open)
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
02/20/2009
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
01/27/2009
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Construction
01/27/2009
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
01/08/2009
Violation issued (ECB, closed)
Cranes and Derricks
01/01/2009
Violation issued (DOB, open)
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
08/13/2008
Violation issued (ECB, open)
Construction
Latest 60 of 77 events.
Permit / Filing Register
SourceWork TypeStatusApplicantIssued
DOB NOWSupported ScaffoldPermit IssuedNADEEM AKHTAR10/13/2023
DOB NOWSidewalk ShedSigned-offSAFE-SHEILD ENTERPRISE IN09/25/2023
DOB NOWGeneral ConstructionSigned-offJOHN EVAN CONTRACTING COR05/02/2022
BISFPISSUEDUNIQUE FIRE SYSTEMS INC05/03/2016
BISEQISSUEDEMPIRE SCAFFOLDING SYSTEM04/25/2011
BISFPISSUEDMASTER FIRE SYSTEMS, INC03/28/2011
BISEQISSUEDEVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC03/10/2009
BISEQISSUEDEVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC03/10/2009
BISEQISSUEDEVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC04/22/2008
BISEQISSUEDEVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC04/22/2008
BISPLISSUEDADVANCED PLUMBING MECH10/30/1995
BISOTISSUEDMETRO RENOVATORS08/24/1995
BISFPISSUEDIDEAL FIRE COMTROL08/29/1994
BISPLISSUEDTHEODORE WAGNER PLG & HTG CORP02/05/1991
BISFPISSUEDCITY FIRE CONTROL INC.09/18/1990
1 project · most recent 05/18/2022
General Wiring
FiledStatusContractorScope
05/18/2022Permit IssuedMARTINEZ ELECTRICAL CONTGeneral Wiring
1 project · most recent 10/12/2023
Scaffold
FiledStatusContractorScope
10/12/2023Permit IssuedNADEEM AKHTARScaffold
▾Special Inspection Requirements (DOB NOW) — 2
DateRequirementInspectorRole
04/26/2022Structural Stability – Alterations of existing buildingsBRIAN T. O'CONNORspecial
04/13/2022FinalVicente Varelaprogress
▾Documents — 98 on file (BIS + DOB NOW)
▸Plans & Drawings4
▸DOB NOWPlans/Sketch4
09/02/2026M00718085-I1Request digital key ↗
08/29/2026M00937613-I1Request digital key ↗
08/29/2026M00942985-I1Request digital key ↗
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▸Applications & Permits17
▸BISPLAN / WORK APPROVAL APPLICATION8
04/15/2016122765043Open ↗
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
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▸BISWORK PERMIT APPLICATION6
05/16/2016122765043Open ↗
04/29/2011120670700Open ↗
03/29/2011120620765Open ↗
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▸BISBPP-5 - Authorization to the Department of Transportation2
08/05/2008110086068Open ↗
06/24/2008110187725Open ↗
▸BISNon-Directive 14 Construction Sign Off Including Sign Applications1
09/27/2011120670700Open ↗
▸Seals & Professional Certifications32
▸BISTECHNICAL REPORT: RESPONSIBILITY/CERTIFICATION15
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
07/31/2008110086068Open ↗
07/28/2008110288448Open ↗
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▸DOB NOWDPL-1: Design Professional Seal & Signature4
08/13/2026M00942985-I1Open ↗
08/13/2026M01240049-I1Open ↗
08/13/2026M00937613-I1Open ↗
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▸BISPROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION STATEMENT FORM3
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
04/21/2008110138468Open ↗
04/21/2008110138477Open ↗
▸BISPC FULL REPORT3
02/08/2008110086068Open ↗
02/08/2008110086068Open ↗
02/08/2008110086068Open ↗
▸BISPROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED CHECKLIST3
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
04/22/2008110138468Open ↗
04/22/2008110138477Open ↗
▸BISPROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION STATEMENT2
04/15/2016122765043Open ↗
04/15/2016122765043Open ↗
▸DOB NOWProgress Inspector Seal & Signature1
08/26/2026M00718085-I1Open ↗
▸DOB NOWSpecial Inspector Seal & Signature1
08/26/2026M00718085-I1Open ↗
▸Trade Schedules & Equipment5
▸BISSCHEDULE B - PLUMBING2
07/28/2008110229690Open ↗
07/09/2008110086068Open ↗
▸BISSCHEDULE C - HEATING & COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT2
06/25/2008110086068Open ↗
06/03/2008110086068Open ↗
▸BISBOILERS - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION1
07/25/2008110086068Open ↗
▸Safety & Tenant Protection1
▸BISSTREET TREE CHECKLIST1
07/08/2008110086068Open ↗
▸Environmental & Asbestos10
▸BISASBESTOS EXEMPTION CERTIFICATION LETTER7
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
07/28/2008110288448Open ↗
07/28/2008110229690Open ↗
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▸BISTHIS IS 'NOT AN ASBESTOS PROJECT'1
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
▸BISASBESTOS-CERTIFICATION (DEP ACP5)1
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
▸DOB NOWDEP ACP-5: Asbestos Assessment Report1
08/13/2026M00718085-I1Open ↗
▸Inspections & Test Reports2
▸BISDEP Hydrant Flow Test Letter1
04/22/2008110086068Open ↗
▸BISNOTIF.-PROPOSED STEAM/HOT WATER INSPECTION1
07/17/2008110086068Open ↗
▸Approvals, Objections & Sign-offs10
▸BISADMINISTRATIVE OBJECTIONS6
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
06/24/2008110187725Open ↗
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▸BISCERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY - LOC: REQUEST4
05/14/2014110138468Open ↗
05/14/2014110138477Open ↗
01/11/2017122765043Open ↗
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▸Cost, Insurance & Ownership3
▸BISCOST AFFIDAVIT3
01/11/2017122765043Open ↗
04/15/2016122765043Open ↗
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
▸Filing & Intake Forms9
▸BISEFILING COVER SHEET8
04/15/2016122765043Open ↗
04/26/2011120670700Open ↗
03/07/2011120620765Open ↗
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▸BISBPP: CHECKLIST IN LIEU OF PLANS-ALT31
06/24/2008110187725Open ↗
▸Other Documents5
▸BISEXTERNAL FORMS - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION2
01/11/2017122765043Open ↗
09/27/2011120670700Open ↗
▸BISSITE CONNECTION: DEP2
05/16/2008110086068Open ↗
04/18/2008110086068Open ↗
▸BISSupporting Document: Fee Except1
04/07/2008110086068Open ↗