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78 7 Avenue

726Records
16City systems
1Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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726 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 357 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints, 46 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units112
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSMORE APTS. LLC
BBL1007650035
BIN1013775

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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 84% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-09-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (13) · Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (3) · Lost Property (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$422,384 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (112)
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)CHELSMORE APTS LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL RAHAV
Managing agentCHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$29,598,000 $13,319,100
2026$35,390,000 $15,925,500
2027$33,804,000 $15,211,800

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar BItalianA—
WestvilleCalifornianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 7 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

78 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC — 32 buildings, 1,040 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245 Wadsworth Avenue MN131 C
78 7 Avenue MN112 A
312 West 93 Street MN109 B
351 West 44 Street MN79 A
360 West 45 Street MN76 A
231 West 25 Street MN69 A
131 West 15 Street MN34 A
559 West 188 Street MN32 B
565 West 188 Street MN30 A
315 West 14 Street MN30 A
251 West 15 Street MN29 A
351 West 29 Street MN27 A
317 West 30 Street MN26 A
562 West 189 Street MN23 A
139 West 14 Street MN23 A
78 West Washington Plce MN20 A
325 West 30 Street MN20 A
321 West 30 Street MN20 A
140 West 15 Street MN20 A
188 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 B
190 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 A
315 West 30 Street MN16 A
147 West 14 Street MN15 A
319 West 30 Street MN12 A
151 East 38 Street MN11 A
145 West 14 Street MN8 A
149 West 14 Street MN8 A
139 West 15 Street MN8 A
137 West 15 Street MN7 A
141 West 15 Street MN5 B
307 West 93 Street MN0 —
341 West 30 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,242,356 on 2019-12-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-12Agreement $40,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CHELSMORE APTS., LLC $40,000,000
2019-12-12Mortgage $9,242,357 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $9,242,357
2015-01-06Agreement $32,000,000 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $32,000,000
2015-01-06Mortgage $12,471,876 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $12,471,876
2015-01-06Mortgage $32,000,000 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $32,000,000
2011-03-29Mortgage $320,716 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $320,716
2011-03-29Agreement $21,000,000 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $21,000,000
2011-03-29Mortgage $21,000,000 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $21,000,000
2006-08-23Mortgage $12,332,387 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $12,332,387
2006-08-23Agreement $21,000,000 — from CHELSMORE APTS., LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $21,000,000
1999-11-12Mortgage $6,424,195 — from CHELSMORE APARTMENTS, LLC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $6,424,195
1996-02-02Mortgage $352,831 — from CHELSMORE APTS. CO. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $352,831
1986-08-19Mortgage $1,133,354 — from ROSENBERG, FREIDA; PRICE, HOWARD; PRICE, BUNEE; PRICE, SELMA K.; PRICE, JOAN; PRITZKER, PA to INDEPENENCE SAVINGSBK $1,133,354
1983-12-20Agreement $1,355,562 — from PRICE, JOAN; PRICE, BUNEE; RAHAV, JOAN PRICE AKA; PRITZKER, PAULINE K.; PRICE, HOWARD; ROS to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $1,355,562
1983-12-20Mortgage $1,355,562 — from ROSENBERG, FRIEDA; PRICE, BUNEE; PRICE, HOWARD; PRITZKER, PAULINE K.; PRICE, MICHAEL; KAYN to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $1,355,562

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201709170228
201803310236
201950222332
202003270434
202160460355
202281390149
202301330337
202403200730
202500220426
202620200325
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The full timeline

Construction 86Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 469Ownership & money 41Health & systems 39

Every one of the 726 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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