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1673 Lexington Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1016320151 · 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 class8
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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

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.

$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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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2025
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 last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-28Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND REMOVE EX. BOILER UNDER PERMIT#100828721 AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED OT AN
2026-07-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-21311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2026-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-06Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND PLUMBING WORK HAVE B
2026-03-05311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-02-12Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND PLUMBING WORK HAVE B
2026-02-12Job filed: MINOR PARTITION AND REPAIR CONCRETE SLAB AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELA
2026-02-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-28Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY. NO CHANG

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-28Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND REMOVE EX. BOILER UNDER PERMIT#100828721 AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED OT AN$20,000
2026-07-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-21311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2026-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-06Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND PLUMBING WORK HAVE B$20,000
2026-03-05311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-02-12Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND PLUMBING WORK HAVE B$20,000
2026-02-12Job filed: MINOR PARTITION AND REPAIR CONCRETE SLAB AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELA$50,000
2026-02-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-10-28Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY. NO CHANG$50,000
2025-09-22Restaurant inspection: BAKED CRAVINGS — grade A · mice evidence
2025-09-08Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY. NO CHANG$50,000
2025-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-29Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY. NO CHANG$50,000
2025-03-12Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-03-12Permit Boiler Equipment — Permit Issued
2025-03-12Permit Boiler Equipment — Permit Issued
2025-03-11Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-02-26Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND REMOVE EX. BOILER UNDER PERMIT#100828721 AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED OT AN$20,000
2025-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-08Job filed: MINOR PARTITION AND REPAIR CONCRETE SLAB AT CELLAR ONLY OF EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELA$50,000
2025-01-08Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY. NO CHANG$50,000
2024
2024-11-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-11-04311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: BAKED CRAVINGS — grade A
2024-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-04-15Boiler inspection
2024-03-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2024-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2024-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SUMMONS ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DUE TO MISSING SECTION OF MASONRY AT CORNICE AT ROOF LEVEL AT EXPOSURE 1 ALONG WITH MISSING$1,250
2024-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-13Asbestos abatement: Cleanup — Abatek Corp.
2023-10-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-14Job filed: PAINT CORNICE AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WITH THIS APPLICATION$10,080
2023-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-02-04311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2023-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-28Restaurant inspection: BAKED CRAVINGS — grade A
2022-05-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-11-15311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-01-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-15311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-03-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-03-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-02-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018
2018-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-24311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-04-30311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2018-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-02-12311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013
2013-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-09-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013-09-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012
2012-06-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-06-24311: Sewer — Manhole Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SB1)
2012-06-20311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-08-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-08-22311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2010-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2009
2009-04-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-02-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIALSPACE; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, PLU MBING AND MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLANS.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$110,000
2005
2005-08-01Deed — from BENFREDJ, MALIKA; BEN FREDJ, FREDERICK to 7173 ASSOCIATES LLC
2005-03-02Mortgage satisfied — from 1673 LEXINGTON AVENUE REALTY CORPORATION to MALAVE ASSOCIATES, INC.
2005-03-02DEEDO $1,875,000 — from 1673 LEXINGTON AVENUE REALTY CORPORATION to BEN FREDJ, MALIKA; BEN FREDJ, FREDERICK$1,875,000
2005-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES, INC. to LAROUCHE, JANICE; THE ADELE SPECTOR TRUST,JANICE LAROUCHE,; HODESBLATT, NORMAN
1994
1994-09-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1989
1989-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES INC to HODESBLATT, NORMAN; LAROUCHE, JANICE TR; LAROUCHE, JANICE; ADELE SPECTOR TRUST
1988
1988-10-26Agreement — from MALAVE ASSOCS INC to 1673 LEXINGTON RLTYCP
1987
1987-11-24Mortgage $27,000 — from 1673 LEXINGTON RLTYCORP to MALAVE ASSOCIATES$27,000
1987-11-24Deed — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES INC to 1673 LEXINGTON RLTYCP
1983
1983-03-10Mortgage $20,000 — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES, INC. to LAROUCHE, JANICE TR; HODESBLATT, NORMAN; ADELE SPECTOR TRUST$20,000
1982
1982-10-18CNTR — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES,INC. to FACEY, AGUSTINA; FACEY, VIBERT F.
1982-06-04Mortgage $20,000 — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES,INC. to HODESBLATT, NORMAN; ADELE SPECTOR TRUST; LAROUCHE, JAMICE TR.$20,000
1969
1969-07-21PAT — from SALESKY, SAM to SALESKY, MOLLIE
1969-07-21Deed — from SALESKY, SAM; LETWIN, ABRAHAM to MALAVE ASSOCIATES INC
1969-07-21Mortgage — from MALAVE ASSOCIATES INC to SALESKY, SAM; LETWIN, ABRAHAM

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