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176 7 Avenue

174Records
15City systems
0Open violations
8.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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174 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 23 DOB complaints, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)OBERSTEIN CORPORATION
BBL1007700039
BIN1014035

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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 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Curb Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,120,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)OBERSTEIN CORP
Head officerMICHELE GALASSO
Managing agentOBERSTEIN CORP
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,020,400 $1,359,180
2026$3,624,000 $1,630,800
2027$3,711,000 $1,669,950

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar VeloceItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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

Subway18 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 20 St — M7 M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 20 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

176 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

18 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2026-08-18 (lender: First Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-18Mortgage $3,100,000 — from 176 7TH AVENUE LLC to FIRST BANK $3,100,000
2026-08-18AL&R $3,100,000 — from 176 7TH AVENUE LLC to FIRST BANK $3,100,000
2026-08-18Deed $3,400,000 — from OBERSTEIN CORPORATION to 176 7TH AVENUE LLC $3,400,000
2026-08-12Sold for $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $566,667

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170170210
2018003025
2019001034
2020004015
2021006028
2022004048
2023004026
202402110316
20250070310
202611054323
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 10Health & systems 29

Every one of the 174 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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