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48 7 Avenue

1,716Records
20City systems
2Open violations
10.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: West Village
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1,716 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 527 311 service requests, 323 DOB permits, 301 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1931
Floors20
Res. units159
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)JOUP LLC
BBL1006180033
BIN1011112

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-01-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

198 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 146). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
32
’24–25
146
’25–26

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

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

179 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (99) · Noise (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Encampment (7) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,787,846 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (62 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (159)
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)JOPEP LLC
Head officerJOHN USDAN
Managing agentMIDWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$42,656,000 $19,195,200
2026$45,350,000 $20,407,500
2027$48,484,000 $21,817,800

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La DiperieNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report 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 Spoiled, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
14 St — A C E L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 14 St — M20 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 13 St & 7 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

48 7 Avenue

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

179 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 99 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 MIDWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP — 8 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
48 7 Avenue MN159 B
284 South 5 Street BK82 A
37-30 74 Street QN35 B
800 Union Street BK28 A
152 7 Avenue MN11 B
100 8 Avenue MN4 D
154 7 Avenue MN3 C
1014120053 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,173,982 on 2022-05-20 (lender: Metlife Real Estate Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-20Deed $102,000,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to JOPEP LLC; JOUP LLC $102,000,000
2022-05-20Agreement $63,500,000 — from JOUP LLC; JOPEP LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $63,500,000
2022-05-20AL&R $63,500,000 — from JOPEP LLC; JOUP LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $63,500,000
2022-05-20Mortgage $19,173,983 — from JOUP LLC; JOPEP LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $19,173,983
2022-05-10Sold for $102,000,000 $102,000,000 $641,509
2016-10-21Agreement $50,100,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $50,100,000
2016-10-21Mortgage $14,925,159 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $14,925,159
2016-10-21AL&R $50,100,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $50,100,000
2013-03-20AL&R $38,000,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $38,000,000
2013-03-20Agreement $38,000,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $38,000,000
2013-03-20Mortgage $38,000,000 — from 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $38,000,000
2013-02-12Agreement $78,000,000 — from 185 CLAREMONT AVENUE, LLC; 340 E 52ND STREET, LLC; 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC; 110 BENNETT AVENUE, to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $78,000,000
2010-06-29Agreement $75,000,000 — from 110 BENNETT AVENUE, LLC; 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC; 172 WEST 79TH STREET, LLC; 725 WEST 184TH STR to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED; ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC $75,000,000
2010-06-29Agreement $22,916,152 — from 172 WEST 79TH STREET, LLC; 340 E 52ND STREET, LLC; 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC; 105-05 69TH AVENUE, to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC; ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED $22,916,152
2010-06-29Agreement $37,083,848 — from 105-05 69TH AVENUE, LLC; 98 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LLC; 56 7TH AVENUE, LLC; 231 EAST 76TH STREET to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED; ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC $37,083,848

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017160410360
20183611280681
2019220300557
202010270331
202102130419
202200127322
202326310342
2024105471467
202529213104166
202610511903137
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The full timeline

Construction 552Enforcement 176Housing & tenants 875Ownership & money 62Health & systems 51

Every one of the 1,716 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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