833 Central Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-15507-0007BIN 4297683

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 21 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2018 — of about 85 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1966

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building34 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

119

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-11-12

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE 'MISSING' 1ST FROM EAST AT SOUTH (2ND LEADING TO ROOM LABELLED ELECTRICAL ROOM) PUBLIC HALL AT CELLAR

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-11-12

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE 'MISSING' 1ST FROM EAST AT SOUTH (1ST LEADING TO ROOM LABELLED ELECTRICAL ROOM) PUBLIC HALL AT CELLAR

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2025-11-03

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ON METAL SECURITY DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE TERRACE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6MIssued 2017-03-135+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS-RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water33

Unsanitary Condition7

Water Leak2

Paint/Plaster1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-07 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-07 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-11-07 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential2

Street/Sidewalk1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony4

Misdemeanor18

Violation3

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISP-FACADE SAFETY PROGRAM FACADE REQUIRED2015-01-06

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-08-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2012-08-03

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

833 CENTRAL OWNER'S CORP

Head officer

Michael Malek

Managing agent

MALEK MANAGEMENT CORP

34 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1984-02-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-02-11 · $100,000

Mortgage2020-02-11$100,000

borrower 833 CENTRAL OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2019-04-15$1,777,502.44

borrower B MELTEL LLC, T10 MELTEL LLC · lender DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

Mortgage2016-05-24$1,603,041.23

borrower T14 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC · lender DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

Mortgage2011-02-28$388,356.24

borrower 833 CENTRAL OWNERS CORP · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2004-02-03$246,120.27

borrower 833 CENTRAL OWNERS CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale