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709 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1013120120 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$622,624 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,489,000 $1,570,050
2026$3,557,000 $1,600,650
2027$3,019,000 $1,358,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dig InnAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 57 St / Lexington Av — M31 M57 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 58 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

709 Lexington Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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: $676,666 on 1983-10-04 (lender: Lazarus, Michael H.est/ and Warshaw, Milton Exec.), 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
2025-01-02Deed $650,000 — from LAWRENCE GORE; MHL 2024 TRUST to 707 - 709 LEXINGTON LLC $650,000
2024-12-20Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
2023-01-04Deed $675,000 — from HIRSCH GRAF, STEPHANIE; QUINN, LISA to 707-709 LEXINGTON LLC $675,000
2022-12-22Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $675,000
1983-10-04Mortgage $676,667 — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN to LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.EST/; WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC. $676,667
1983-10-04Mortgage $483,333 — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND,MELVIN to HOROWITZ,LAURA F.EXC/TR; WARSHAW,MILTON EXC/TR; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R.EXC/TR; LAZARUS, FRANK L $483,333

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006028
201815000419
2019313007
2020000000
2021001001
2022003104
2023000202
2024002114
2025000213
2026002013
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: DIG INN — grade A
2026-01-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-01-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: DIG INN — grade A
2026-01-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-01-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025
2025-01-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-02Deed — from LISA OSOFSKY; ARTICLE SIXTH TRUST UNDER THE WILL OF MI to MHL 2024 TRUST; LAWRENCE GORE
2025-01-02Deed $650,000 — from LAWRENCE GORE; MHL 2024 TRUST to 707 - 709 LEXINGTON LLC$650,000
2024
2024-12-20Sold for $650,000$650,000
2024-10-22311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-10-01311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: DIG INN — grade A
2023
2023-01-04Deed $675,000 — from HIRSCH GRAF, STEPHANIE; QUINN, LISA to 707-709 LEXINGTON LLC$675,000
2023-01-04Deed — from ART SIXTH TR UWO MICHAEL LAZARUS FBO LAU; LISA OSOFSKY, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE to QUINN, LISA; HIRSCH, STEPHANIE
2022
2022-12-22Sold for $675,000$675,000
2022-07-31311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-07-27311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-04-07311: Encampment — N/A
2021
2021-11-12311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2019
2019-05-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-04-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2019-04-05DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-04311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2019-02-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-02-06Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$55,260
2019-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-12-12Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2018-12-12Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2018-12-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-12-04Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES SPRINKLER HEADS AND MECHANICAL WORK IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE.$317,864
2018-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — AGG Environmental Corp.
2018-11-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — AGG Environmental Corp.
2018-11-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — AGG Environmental Corp.
2018-11-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-10-23Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE.$200,000
2018-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-11Job filed: Installation of a temporary barricade structure to protect sidewalk pedestrians from partial demolition in cellar, 1st flr, & 2nd flr (filed in conjun$4,500
2018-09-11Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-09-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-05Job filed: PARTIAL DEMO AND REMOVAL OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$20,500
2018-09-05Job filed: PARTIAL DEMO AND REMOVAL OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$20,500
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-11311: Consumer Complaint — Door Open with Air Conditioning On
2017-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-29311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-01-28311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-01-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-01-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-01-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016
2016-10-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-11-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-08-07311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-03Deed — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE to 707-709 LEXINGTON LLC
2011-03-24Deed — from FRIEDLAND, MELVIN
2010
2010-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-05-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-05-18Permit SG — ISSUED
2005-05-10Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY AWNING LETTERING- AEROSOLES NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2002
2002-09-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-07-25Job filed: Conversion of first floor and mezzanine from eating and drinking and retail store to retail store and obtain new Certificate of Occupancy for same.$5,000
2002-07-25Job filed: Conversion of first floor and mezzanine from eating and drinking and retail store to retail store and obtain new Certificate of Occupancy for same.$5,000
2002-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-17Job filed: Removal of existing interior non load-bearing partitions. Construction of new non load-bearing partitions. Replacement of existing HVAC diffusers, g$130,000
2002-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-03-25Job filed: Construction of new interior partitions and renovation to existing commercial storefront at the first floor. New bathroom at rear of first floor north$13,000
2002-03-25Job filed: Construction of new interior partitions and renovation to existing commercial storefront at the first floor. New bathroom at rear of first floor north$13,000
1997
1997-03-26PAT — from RAKOFF, IRVING to MAROLDA, FRED; MAROLDA, WILLIAM
1997-03-26PAT — from MAROLDA, RALPH to MAROLDA, FRED; MAROLDA, WILLIAM
1996
1996-11-19Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-08-20DOB violation C:
1996-02-09DOB violation C:
1996-02-09DOB violation Z:
1996-02-09DOB violation Z:
1994
1994-11-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-04-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-01-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O FOR ALTERATION 1617/85 RMEEDY OBTAIN A VALID C OF O
1988
1988-07-14ECB Unknown violation: OPERATION OF A PA WITHOUT A PA PERMIT OCCUPIYING QST AND 2ND FLOOR AS A PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ACCOMIDATIONG APPROXIMATELY 87 PEOPLE O$125
1988-07-14ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ERECTED AN ACESS OPEN STAIRWAY FROM FIRST FLOOR CREATING A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SEATING APPROXIMATELY 88 $1,400
1988-06-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERT OF OCCUPANCY #9501 FROM STORE & OFFICE AT 1 STY AND & 2 STY T6O BLIMPIES REST AT 1
1987
1987-02-17Mortgage assigned — from HOROWITZ, LAURA F. FBO; LAZARUS, FRANK L. LWT; WARSHAW, MILTON TRST; LOWENTHAL, LINDA R.FB to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN
1987-02-17Mortgage assigned — from HOROWITZ, LAURA F. FBO; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H U/W/O; LOWENTHAL, LINDA R.FBO; WARSHAW, MILTON to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN
1985
1985-05-20Mortgage assigned — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC.; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT to WARSHAW, MILTON TRST.; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R. F/B/O
1985-05-20Mortgage assigned — from LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT; WARSHAW, MILTON EXC to HOROWITZ, LAURA F. FBO; WARSHAW, MILTON TR; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT
1985-02-25Mortgage assigned — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC&TRS; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H L/W/T to HOROWITZ, LAURA F F/B/O; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H L/W/T; WARSHAW, MILTON TRST
1985-02-25Deed — from LAZARUS, MICHAEL H LWT; WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC to WARSHAW, MILTON
1985-02-25Mortgage assigned — from LOWENTHAL,LINDA R EXE&TR; HIRSCH, LAURA F F/N/A; HOROWITZ, LAURA F EXE&TR; WARSHAW, MILTON to LAZARUS, FRANK L L/W/T; HOROWITZ, LAURA F TRS.; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R TRFBO; WARSHAW,
1985-02-25Mortgage assigned — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXE&TR; LAZARUS, FRANK L/W/T; HIRSCH, LAURA F F/N/A; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R EXE to LAZARUS, FRANK L L/W/T; LOWENTHAL, LINDA R TRST; WARSHAW, MILTON TRST.; HOROWITZ,
1985-02-25Mortgage assigned — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H L/W/T to LOWENTHAL, LINDA R F/B/O; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H LWT; WARSHAW, MILTON TRST.
1985-02-22Deed — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT to WARSHAW, MILTON
1983
1983-10-04Mortgage $676,667 — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN to LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.EST/; WARSHAW, MILTON EXEC.$676,667
1983-10-04Mortgage $483,333 — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND,MELVIN to HOROWITZ,LAURA F.EXC/TR; WARSHAW,MILTON EXC/TR; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R.EXC/TR; LAZARUS, FRANK L$483,333
1983-10-04Deed — from LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT; WARSHAW, MILTON EXC. to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE
1983-10-04Deed — from WARSHAW, MILTON EXC.; LAZARUS, MICHAEL H.LWT to FRIEDLAND, MELVIN
1983-10-04Deed — from HOROWITZ,LAURA F.EXC/TR.; LAZARUS, FRANK L.LWT; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R.EXC/TR; WARSHAW, MILTON to FRIEDLAND, MELVIN
1983-10-04Deed — from LAZARUS, FRANK L. LWT; LOWENTHAL,LINDA R.EXC/TR; WARSHAW,MILTON EXC/TR. to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE
1983-10-04Mortgage satisfied — from JAY-REE HOLDING CORP. to BANK/SAVINGS/CITY/N.Y.

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