139 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 18 HPD housing violations, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Panhandling (1) · Encampment (1) · Sewer (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 (1856) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC I BENITEZ |
| Managing agent | TRISTAR EQUITIES |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,830,000 | $1,273,500 |
| 2026 | $2,363,000 | $1,063,350 |
| 2027 | $2,240,000 | $1,008,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
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.
| Subway | 23 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 10 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 22 St & 10 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary 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.
491 West 22 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 |
29 311 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 TRISTAR EQUITIES — 19 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Thompson Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 648 East 11 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 149 Sullivan Street | MN | 33 | B |
| 192 Bleecker Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 518 West 152 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 55 West 83 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 246 West 73 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 341 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 239 East 73 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 924 3 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 491 West 22 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 316 West 90 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 464 Broome Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 200 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 5 | B |
| 462 Broome Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 77 Warren Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 958 Madison Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
| 34 Avenue B | MN | 2 | A |
| 181 Bleecker Street | MN | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,300,000 on 2014-11-01 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-22 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $2,250,000 | |
| 2020-01-22 | M&CON $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $2,250,000 | |
| 2014-11-01 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,300,000 | |
| 2014-11-01 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,300,000 | |
| 2014-11-01 | Deed $4,887,500 — from RICHARD COX ZUCKERMAN, AS TRUSTEE; THE GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN TRUST to 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC | $4,887,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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