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214 7 Avenue

1,108Records
18City systems
20Open violations
81.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,108 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 501 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints, 93 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1890
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)216 REALTY ASSOCIATES
BBL1007720045
BIN1078604, 1078606

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 81.3. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 47).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · GENERAL (22) · Food Establishment (8) · Dirty Condition (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$117,500 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)216 REALTY ASSOC LLC
Head officerLEONARD SCHWARTZ
Managing agentLEONARD SCHWARTZ
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,038,000 $2,267,100
2026$5,521,000 $2,484,450
2027$5,143,000 $2,314,350

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Counter & BodegaLatin AmericanCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, No Permit or License, Handwashing) · 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

Subway23 St — 1 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — C E · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 7 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 24 St & 7 Ave · 450 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

214 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

156 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,000 on 2026-06-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-30Agreement $4,600,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $4,600,000
2026-06-30Mortgage $85,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $85,000
2021-05-05Agreement $4,515,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $4,515,000
2016-12-16Agreement $4,515,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,515,000
2016-12-16Mortgage $491,069 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $491,069
2012-12-04Agreement $4,400,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,400,000
2012-12-04Mortgage $278,443 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $278,443
2010-09-24Mortgage $1,374,566 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,374,566
2010-09-24Mortgage $4,275,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,275,000
2010-09-24Agreement $4,275,000 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,275,000
2003-10-02Mortgage $835,334 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $835,334
2002-06-18Mortgage $886,411 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $886,411
1998-09-17Mortgage $389,946 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $389,946
1986-12-12Mortgage $1,298,076 — from 216 REALTY ASSOCIATES to CITYTRUST $1,298,076

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201708160125
201804310237
201901350339
202003410246
202101691475
202200720274
202301460249
20240413203139
202501680978
20261019602697
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 878Ownership & money 53Health & systems 42

Every one of the 1,108 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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