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15 7 Avenue South

492Records
17City systems
31Open violations
57.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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492 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 74 HPD complaints, 60 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CARMINE TIERRA, LLC
BBL1005820026
BIN1077935, 1077936

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 57.5. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (21) · Outdoor Dining (11) · APPLIANCE (8) · Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Obstruction (4).

Filed construction activity

$221,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Barbara Pyle
Managing agentEmpire State Property Management
Last registered2026-07-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,800,000 $3,060,000
2026$7,229,000 $3,253,050
2027$7,294,000 $3,282,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FerdiItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayHouston St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Bedford St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCarmine St & 6 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

15 7 Avenue South

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 EMPIRE STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 323 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4200 Herkimer Place BX45 A
127 Putnam Avenue BK36 A
411 2 Avenue MN36 A
15 7 Avenue South MN36 B
315 East 95 Street MN30 C
464 West 152 Street MN20 A
215 East 29 Street MN20 B
59 4 Avenue MN14 A
402 West 153 Street MN11 A
229 East 81 Street MN11 A
237 East 12 Street MN10 A
764 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
155 West 80 Street MN10 A
1296 Park Place BK8 A
22 Pierrepont Street BK6 A
102 Avenue B MN5 B
129 West 80 Street MN5 B
431 East 6 Street MN4 F
494 Chauncey Street BK3 B
2 Bleecker Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2026-08-18 (lender: Stormfield Spv I, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-18AL&R $3,000,000 — from CARMINE TIERRA, LLC to STORMFIELD SPV I, LLC $3,000,000
2026-08-18Mortgage $3,000,000 — from CARMINE TIERRA, LLC to STORMFIELD SPV I, LLC $3,000,000
1995-07-18Mortgage $335,972 — from PYLE, BARBARA Y.E. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $335,972
1994-01-31Mortgage $200,000 — from PYLE, BARBARA Y.E.; CARMINE PROPERTIES to GLICK CORP PROFIT SHARING TRUST $200,000
1987-03-03Mortgage $499,999 — from PYLE, BARBARA Y.E.; CARMINE PROPERTIES DBA to SEAMEN'S BK FOR SVGS $499,999

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003036
201800200323
201903130319
202000560258
2021144210342
202231181427
202343250638
202403850694
202500400141
202600102214
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 343Ownership & money 32Health & systems 42

Every one of the 492 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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