346 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 39 rodent inspections, 34 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.7. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1).
$210,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1863) |
| 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) | BARNES ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | ABE NOY |
| Managing agent | HELM MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,072,000 | $932,400 |
| 2026 | $2,291,000 | $1,030,950 |
| 2027 | $2,466,000 | $1,109,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 1 Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / Avenue A — M8 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 7 St & Ave A · 150 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.
120 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 |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by HELM MANAGEMENT INC — 15 buildings, 151 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172 East 7 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 56 St Marks Place | MN | 24 | A |
| 286 East 2 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 345 East 10 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 212 East 14 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 120 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 91 2 Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 210 East 14 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 2117 3 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 2121 3 Avenue | MN | 7 | B |
| 196 Stanton Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 1015 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 4 | B |
| 2118 3 Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
| 95 2 Avenue | MN | 4 | D |
| 2102 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,650,000 on 2013-12-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-03 | Agreement $3,650,000 — from BARNES ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,650,000 | |
| 2013-12-03 | Mortgage $3,650,000 — from BARNES ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,650,000 | |
| 2013-12-03 | Mortgage $1,982,317 — from BARNES ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,982,317 | |
| 1998-09-03 | Mortgage $900,000 — from BARNES ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $900,000 | |
| 1987-03-17 | Mortgage $312,772 — from 120 E 7 ST PARTNERS to FIRST NATIONWIDE SVGS | $312,772 | |
| 1984-12-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 120 E 7TH ST PARTNERS to PETRYKEWICZ, GEORGE | $100,000 | |
| 1984-12-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 120 E 7TH ST PARTNERS to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 23 |
Every one of the 346 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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