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970 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1014050157 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Obstruction (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Lost Property (1) · Broken Parking Meter (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1871)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)GEF DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Head officerMichele Kulka
Managing agentGEF DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,901,000 $1,305,450
2026$3,270,000 $1,471,500
2027$2,709,000 $1,219,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 71 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

970 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GEF DEVELOPMENT CORP. — 5 buildings, 13 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
843 Lexington Avenue MN4 B
238 Mulberry Street MN3 D
970 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
136 East 73 Street MN2 B
23 East 73 Street MN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-03-17Deed $7,425,000 — from KLASS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to GEF DEVELOPMENT CORP. $7,425,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170033
201890312
2019414220
20200415
20210213
20220516
20230112
20240628
20250112
20260112
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-10Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-10Boiler inspection
2025
2025-03-06Boiler inspection
2025-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-11-13Boiler inspection
2024-10-20311: Broken Parking Meter — Graffiti
2024-08-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024-08-15311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2024-05-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-04-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-04-03311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2024-02-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-05-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-01-27Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-23311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-11-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Graffiti
2022-10-11311: Broken Parking Meter — Graffiti
2022-03-24Boiler inspection
2022-03-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-07-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-09Boiler inspection
2021-04-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-10-29Boiler inspection
2020-06-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-02311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019
2019-12-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CABINET
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — RADIATOR
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-10-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-08Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2019-10-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-10-04Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2019-10-04Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-07-26Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-12-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-12-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-12-20Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-12-20Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-11-05Boiler inspection
2018-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-23Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-03-23Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-03-06Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-03-06Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-03-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED & PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN US$5,000
2017
2017-12-14Boiler inspection
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-03-17Deed $7,425,000 — from KLASS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to GEF DEVELOPMENT CORP.$7,425,000
2014
2014-10-22Deed — from KLASS, WILLIAM to KLASS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2012
2012-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-02-26DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-02-26DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-02-26DOB violation LANDMK:
1995
1995-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-05-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE OR AMEND C/O.$175
1993-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
1984
1984-07-05Deed — from KLASS, WILLIAM; KLASS, ANNE DECD to KLASS, WILLIAM
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK

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