296 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 rodent inspections, 70 HPD housing violations, 55 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 129.3. 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 — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Rodent (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · GENERAL (1) · Lead (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| 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) | 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC |
| Head officer | MARK LEVINE |
| Managing agent | APEX Management Group |
| Last registered | 2026-01-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,871,000 | $841,950 |
| 2026 | $1,919,000 | $863,550 |
| 2027 | $1,666,000 | $749,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 8 St — M9 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 7 St & Ave B · 300 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.
197 East 7 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by APEX MANAGEMENT GROUP — 88 buildings, 882 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B31 · C16 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 88 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,600,000 on 2022-01-28 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | Agreement $15,500,000 — from 197 EAST 7TH CC OWNER LLC; 419 16TH CC OWNER LLC; 764 UNION CC OWNER LLC; 405 EAST 6TH CC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $15,500,000 | |
| 2022-01-28 | Mortgage $7,600,000 — from 197 EAST 7TH CC OWNER LLC; 419 16TH CC OWNER LLC; 764 UNION CC OWNER LLC; 405 EAST 6TH CC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $7,600,000 | |
| 2022-01-28 | AL&R $15,500,000 — from 764 UNION CC OWNER LLC; 405 EAST 6TH CC OWNER LLC; 419 16TH CC OWNER LLC; 197 EAST 7TH CC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $15,500,000 | |
| 2021-03-01 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC; 405 EAST 6TH STREET CC LLC to KFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-03-01 | Deed $3,425,000 — from ATK SISTERS, LLC to 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC | $3,425,000 | |
| 2021-03-01 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 405 EAST 6TH STREET CC LLC; 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC to KFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-03-01 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC; 405 EAST 6TH STREET CC LLC to KFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-03-01 | Mortgage $1,111,681 — from 197 EAST 7TH STREET CC LLC; 405 EAST 6TH STREET CC LLC to KFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC | $1,111,681 | |
| 2021-02-11 | Sold for $3,425,000 | $3,425,000 | $342,500 |
| 2014-04-28 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ATK SISTERS, LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-28 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from ATK SISTERS, LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,000,000 | |
| 1990-06-05 | Mortgage $230,000 — from KOWALCZYK, ANDREW to SELF RELIANCE(N.Y.)ETAL | $230,000 | |
| 1985-06-10 | Mortgage $60,000 — from ZSCHAUER, DANILO; DAN A. ZAVER RLTY CORP to CIRSCI, ANTHONY; CRISCI, VINCENT | $60,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
Every one of the 296 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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