110 St station
The 6 train stops at Lexington and 110th, about two blocks north. Central Park and Museum Mile are three avenues west.
The building
One store. Three apartments. A lot of work to do.
1749 Lexington Avenue stands between East 108th and 109th Streets, on the avenue that carries the 6 train through El Barrio. It is a narrow pre-war walk-up of the kind this stretch of Lexington was built from: a shopfront on the pavement, one apartment on each floor above it and a yard behind.
This is a fixer-upper. The building needs a full renovation, inside and out, and it is offered on that basis. We would rather say so here than have anyone find out at the viewing.
The building has been empty for some years and is sold as it stands. A buyer takes it without tenants, without a mortgage and with its low tax-class 2A assessment in place.
There is room to grow. Zoning allows more floor area than the building uses today, and the cellar holds a small rear studio space that opens onto the yard.
| Address | 1749 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10029 |
|---|---|
| Block / lot | Manhattan 1636 / 151 |
| Layout | Ground-floor store. One full-floor apartment on each of floors 2, 3 and 4. Cellar with a rear studio space opening onto the yard (any residential use to be verified by buyer). |
| Floor area | About 4,400 sq ft gross: 3,300 residential, 1,100 retail |
| Footprint | 20 × 56 ft on a 20 × 68 ft lot |
| City class | S4, residential with one store |
| Zoning | R7D with C1-5 commercial overlay, Special East Harlem Corridors District |
| Floor area ratio | 4.2 permitted, 3.24 built. About 1,300 sq ft unused. |
| Property tax | About $7,300 a year (2025/26, tax class 2A) |
| Occupancy | Vacant |
| Debt | No mortgage of record |
| Condition | Needs full renovation. Sold as is. Built before 1978. |
Figures come from New York City public records and the owner. Buyers should verify everything that matters to them.
The block
Two blocks from the 6. Three avenues from the park.
The Q is coming
The Second Avenue Subway is being extended to 125th Street. The MTA awarded the contract for the new 106 St station in 2026, a short walk east.
A rezoned corridor
Lexington Avenue sits inside the East Harlem rezoning, which raised permitted density along the avenue and keeps shops at street level.
How to take part
Five simple steps, the same for everyone.
We are a family selling our own building. We want this to be open and fair: everyone who registers gets the same information and the same deadline.
- 01
Say hello
Tell us who you are and what you would do with the building, using the form below.
- 02
Information pack
We send the deed, tax records, zoning summary, floor plans and photographs, with price guidance.
- 03
Come and see it
Viewings in person, by appointment, once you can show proof of funds or a lender letter.
- 04
Make your offer
In writing, by the offer deadline, which will be announced to all registered parties at the same time.
- 05
Shake hands
The strongest offers are invited to a best-and-final round. The contract is prepared by the seller's New York attorney, with a 10% deposit held in escrow.
Buyers' brokers are welcome. The seller may accept any offer or none. Nothing on this page is an offer capable of acceptance; a sale is binding only when a written contract is signed by both sides.
Your move
Make us an offer
Start here. Tell us a little about you and, if you already have a number in mind, put it on the table. Nothing you enter is binding.
We reply to every serious enquiry within two working days and send the full information pack.
Privacy: we use your details only to answer you about this property. They go to the owner's family and their attorney and to nobody else, and we delete them on request.