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1673 Lexington Avenue

108Records
14City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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108 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)7173 ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1016320151
BIN1051984

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 26.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Water Conservation (1).

Filed construction activity

$390,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)7173 ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMALIKA BENFREDJ
Managing agentMALIKA BENFREDJ
Last registered2025-07-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$761,000 $342,450
2026$776,000 $349,200
2027$790,000 $355,500

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Baked CravingsBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

18 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway103 St — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 106 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & Lexington Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Lexington Academy. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1673 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $27,000 on 1987-11-24 (lender: Malave Associates), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-03-02DEEDO $1,875,000 — from 1673 LEXINGTON AVENUE REALTY CORPORATION to BEN FREDJ, MALIKA; BEN FREDJ, FREDERICK $1,875,000
1987-11-24Mortgage $27,000 — from 1673 LEXINGTON RLTYCORP to MALAVE ASSOCIATES $27,000
1983-03-10Mortgage $20,000 — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES, INC. to LAROUCHE, JANICE TR; HODESBLATT, NORMAN; ADELE SPECTOR TRUST $20,000
1982-06-04Mortgage $20,000 — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES,INC. to HODESBLATT, NORMAN; ADELE SPECTOR TRUST; LAROUCHE, JAMICE TR. $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
201800235
201900628
202000101
202100112
202200123
202320237
2024035412
20251000313
2026404210
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 14Health & systems 28

Every one of the 108 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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