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791A Lexington Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3016220167 · 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, AEP45.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 152. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)ABDUL MURITALA
Managing agentTAQWA REALTY INVESTMENTS
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,117,000 $127,020
2026$2,464,000 $147,840
2027$2,640,000 $158,400

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Greene Av — B46 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & Patchen Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 026 Jesse Owens. 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

791A 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 TAQWA REALTY INVESTMENTS — 14 buildings, 65 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C5 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
448 East 26 Street BK12 B
288 New York Avenue BK8 C
636 East 96 Street BK6 C
886 Rutland Road BK5 B
1060 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
360 East 98 Street BK4 B
237 East 94 Street BK4 D
1204 East 95 Street BK3 C
791A Lexington Avenue BK3 D
98 Waverly Avenue BK3 C
523 Gates Avenue BK3 D
48 4 Avenue BK3 C
164 Clermont Avenue BK3 D
1208 East 95 Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,250 on 2025-07-22 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-22Deed $1,267,000 — from VASILE, JOSEPH R ESQ; EVANS-TRACEY, HEATHER to MURITALA, ABDUL-GANIYU $1,267,000
2025-07-22Mortgage $950,250 — from MURITALA, ABDUL-GANIYU to MERS $950,250
2025-06-26Sold for $1,267,000 $1,267,000 $422,333
2005-11-10Mortgage $545,250 — from EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $545,250
2005-11-10Deed $727,000 — from ROSE DEVELOPMENT CORP.; ROSE DEVELOPMENT CORP to EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER $727,000
2005-11-10Mortgage $181,750 — from EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER to LEND AMERICA; LEND AMERICA $181,750

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20182024
20191023
20205016
20212013
20224026
20233025
20242024
2025313236
20262013
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The last 12 months — 34 records

DateRecord
2026-05-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-26311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-12-13HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2025-12-13HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2025-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED LEADING TO CELLER AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL AT BOILER ROOM
2025-12-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2025-12-10311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-10311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2025-12-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-11-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-26311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2025-12-13HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-12-13HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2025-12-13HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2025-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED LEADING TO CELLER AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL AT BOILER ROOM
2025-12-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2025-12-10311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-10311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2025-12-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-11-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-22Deed $1,267,000 — from VASILE, JOSEPH R ESQ; EVANS-TRACEY, HEATHER to MURITALA, ABDUL-GANIYU$1,267,000
2025-07-22Mortgage $950,250 — from MURITALA, ABDUL-GANIYU to MERS$950,250
2025-06-26Sold for $1,267,000$1,267,000
2025-06-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-20311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-03-09HPD 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
2022-03-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-19HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-19HPD 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
2020-12-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-10-20311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-10-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-03-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-03-19311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-04HPD 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
2019-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-25HPD 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
2018-07-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-08HPD 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
2017-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-28HPD 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
2015
2015-10-19HPD 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
2015-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-04HPD 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
2008
2008-06-18Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTU
2008-05-21Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to CADLEROCK JOINT VENTURE, L.P.
2007
2007-01-29Mortgage assigned — from MERS to US BANK NATIONAL
2005
2005-11-10Mortgage $545,250 — from EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$545,250
2005-11-10Deed $727,000 — from ROSE DEVELOPMENT CORP.; ROSE DEVELOPMENT CORP to EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER$727,000
2005-11-10Mortgage $181,750 — from EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER; EVANS TRACEY, HEATHER to LEND AMERICA; LEND AMERICA$181,750
2005-03-10Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-01-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004
2004-11-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-11-22Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-06-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPR. PLANS UPON INSP AT ABOVE PROPERTY MASONRY WORK ON 2ND FL WAS IN PROGRESS AND NOTED: THERE ARE FRONT$130
2004-02-11Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-02-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003
2003-06-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-06-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2003-05-07Job filed: NB

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