73 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The four-story, 4-unit tenement building at 73 Malcolm X Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Shimon Sabah and built in 1931, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there is an active ECB violation from October 2024 regarding the failure to submit required parking structure reports, with a penalty of $2,500.

In 2023, the building had a water leak issue that was reported in October, while between late 2020 and early 2021, there were concerns about unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage and evidence of rodent activity. The Department of Buildings issued a violation in September 2021 for failure to maintain building conditions, which included leakage causing ceiling damage on the first floor, though this was later resolved.

The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent three inspections (January and July 2025) showing no rat activity, which is an improvement from 2023 when multiple bait applications were necessary due to rat sightings and activity. Despite these pest control efforts, the building has consistently reported zero bedbug infestations in the annual reports from 2019 through 2024. The property has a mixed record of maintenance responsiveness, with some issues being addressed promptly (such as the recent water leak in October 2023) while others, including the parking structure violation, remain unresolved as of 2024.