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17 East 7 Street

254Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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254 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 41 HPD complaints, 38 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1878
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)BENCHMARK 17 LP
BBL1004630049
BIN1006694

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Rodent (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$350,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1878)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)Benchmark 17 LP
Head officerAaron Feldman
Managing agentBenchmark RE Group LP
Last registered2026-02-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,865,000 $839,250
2026$1,983,000 $892,350
2027$2,234,000 $1,005,300

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 St-NYU — R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cooper Sq / E 7 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCooper Square & Astor Pl · 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

17 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BENCHMARK RE GROUP LP — 13 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2333 Broadway MN125 B
698 West End Avenue MN90 A
87 Greenwich Avenue MN77 A
546 West 146 Street MN31 B
237 East 10 Street MN28 B
109 St Marks Place MN25 B
550 West 146 Street MN21 B
17 East 7 Street MN20 A
146 10 Avenue MN16 A
150 10 Avenue MN15 A
148 10 Avenue MN15 A
826 Madison Avenue MN1 C
818 Madison Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,922,835 on 2023-09-19 (lender: Provident Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30AL&R $3,800,000 — from 17 EAST 7TH ST HOLDINGS, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $3,800,000
2026-09-30Deed $6,600,000 — from BENCHMARK 17 LP to 17 EAST 7TH ST HOLDINGS LLC $6,600,000
2026-09-30Agreement $3,800,000 — from 17 EAST 7TH ST HOLDINGS, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $3,800,000
2026-09-24Sold for $6,600,000 $6,600,000 $330,000
2023-09-19Mortgage $1,922,835 — from BENCHMARK 17 LP to PROVIDENT BANK $1,922,835
2023-09-19Agreement $4,900,000 — from BENCHMARK 17 LP to PROVIDENT BANK $4,900,000
2023-09-19AL&R $4,900,000 — from BENCHMARK 17 LP to PROVIDENT BANK $4,900,000
2020-11-20Mortgage $3,055,000 — from BENCHMARK 17 LP to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $3,055,000
2020-07-30Deed $4,675,000 — from 17 EAST REAL ESTATE LLC to BENCHMARK 17 LP $4,675,000
2020-07-09Sold for $4,675,000 $4,675,000 $233,750
2015-04-09RPTT&RET $6,181,500 — from CAFASSO, ELAINE; LAVECHIA, MARIETTA; CAMPAGNA, JOHN; DAVEY, GLORIA; MUTH, GLORIA; KELSON, to WALLMAN, CARL $6,181,500
2009-04-07Mortgage $350,000 — from LA VECCHIA, MARIETTA; CAMPAGNA, JOHN; DAVEY, GLORIA; KELSON, ELAINE; MUTH, GLORIA; CAFASSO to CARL WALLMAN REVOCABLE TRUST 0F 1998; CARL WALLMAN, AS TRUSTEE $350,000
2008-01-31RPTT&RET $440,000 — from WALLMAN, JOSHUA to WALLMAN, CARL $440,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170170210
2018004048
2019002046
20202064315
202135100321
2022104049
202301124522
2024001101021
2025012047
20260036413
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 149Ownership & money 27Health & systems 58

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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