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255 East 7 Street

162Records
12City systems
1Open violations
28Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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162 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 20 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 7 STREET APT HOMEOWNERS
BBL1003770060
BIN1004519

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2026–27: 2).

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: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)EAST 7TH ST APT HOMEOWNERS CORP.
Head officerCATHERINE TEXIER
Managing agentMQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,363,000 $1,963,350
2026$4,216,000 $1,897,200
2027$5,059,000 $2,276,550

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway1 Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
2 Av — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 7 St — M9 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 7 St & Ave C · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

255 East 7 Street

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 — 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 MQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD — 36 buildings, 302 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
24 East 7 Street MN33 A
75 First Avenue MN22 A
139A East 23rd Street MN14 A
64 West 11 Street MN14 A
20 Tiffany Place BK13 A
110 Suffolk Street MN12 A
257 East 7 Street MN12 A
199 Mott Street MN11 A
152 Wooster Street MN11 A
68 West 11 Street MN11 A
38 North Moore Street MN10 A
42 Allen Street MN8 A
255 East 7 Street MN8 B
113 Chambers Street MN8 A
134 West 10 Street MN7 A
307 West Broadway MN7 A
18 Mercer Street MN7 C
9 Jones Street MN6 A
97 Crosby Street MN6 A
19 Beach Street MN6 A
123 Sullivan Street MN6 A
1 Leroy Street MN6 A
29 West 21st Street MN6 A
16 Warren Street MN6 A
136 Sullivan Street MN6 A
143 West Broadway MN5 A
619 East 6th Street MN5 A
114 West 17 Street MN5 A
42 Lispenard Street MN4 A
90 Greene Street MN4 A
21 Mercer Street MN4 A
403 Greenwich Street MN4 B
5 Worth Street MN4 B
44 Lispenard Street MN4 A
171 Duane Street MN4 A
174 Duane Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2005-05-17 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation), 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
2018-09-19RPTT&RET $900,000 — from HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY to TEITELBAUM, SHEELAGH $900,000
2018-09-07Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $112,500
2017-01-24RPTT&RET $866,000 — from DALE, JAMES BADGE to HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY $866,000
2017-01-09Sold for $866,000 $866,000 $108,250
2010-08-05RPTT&RET $636,636 — from HUNTER, GARY R to DALE, JAMES B $636,636
2008-06-16RPTT&RET $1,345,000 — from HARRINGTON, JOHN RODNEY; HARRINGTON, BARBARA MACDOUGALL to SACK, ERNST THEORDOR; SACK, JANE I; SACK, HANS J; SACK, JASON A $1,345,000
2005-05-17Mortgage $300,000 — from EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
2005-05-17AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017082414
2018052310
201900022
2020092112
20211190121
2022080210
202315039
202401034
2025170210
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 16Health & systems 31

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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