465 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 49 rodent inspections, 24 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 72.9. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1983-01-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,200 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (32) · Illegal Parking (15) · Sewer (5) · Noise (4) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · Industrial Waste (4).
$404,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 229 E 7TH ST HDFC |
| Head officer | ANA VELASQUEZ |
| Managing agent | 229 E 7TH ST HDFC |
| Last registered | 2017-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,797,000 | $808,650 |
| 2026 | $1,910,000 | $859,500 |
| 2027 | $1,949,000 | $877,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $352,107 a year ($25.98 per sq ft), operating expenses $122,926 ($9.07 per sq ft), net operating income $229,181. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayat NYC | Middle Eastern | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (4 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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 8 St — M9 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 7 St & Ave C · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
107 Avenue C
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
99 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,580 on 1995-01-31 (lender: Neighorhood Housingservisces Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-31 | Mortgage $6,580 — from REHABILITATION IN ACTION TO IMPROVE ETC; 229 EAST 7TH STREETHDFC to NEIGHORHOOD HOUSINGSERVISCES OF NEW YORK | $6,580 | |
| 1992-12-07 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 229 EAST 7 ST HOUSING ET; REHABILITATION ACTION ET to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP. | $500,000 | |
| 1992-11-04 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 229 EAST 7 ST HDFC to CITY OF NEW YOK HPD; REHABILITATION IN ETC | $150,000 | |
| 1992-10-26 | Mortgage $120,000 — from 229 EAST 7TH ST HDFC; REHABILITATION ACTINETC to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSINGETC | $120,000 | |
| 1992-10-26 | Mortgage $90,000 — from REHABILITATION ACTINETC; 229 EAST 7TH STREETHDCF to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSINGETC | $90,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 27 |
Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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