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232 7 Avenue

704Records
18City systems
0Open violations
2.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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704 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 311 service requests, 166 DOB permits, 81 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built2015
Floors16
Res. units18
ClassH6
Owner (PLUTO)KARMELENA REALTY CO., LLC
BBL1007730044
BIN1014155, 1014156, 1014157, 1090490

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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 81% 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 2.9. 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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Noise (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,160,719 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2015)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHELSEA 7 JV
Head officerSABAH SHEMEL
Managing agentROBERT TORNELLO
Last registered2025-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,053,000 $7,223,850
2026$16,148,000 $7,266,600
2027$17,042,000 $7,668,900

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi BY BouJapaneseA—
Warabimochi KamakuraNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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.

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: 7 Av / W 24 St — M7 M20 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 24 St & 7 Ave · 150 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

232 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

30 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,250,000 on 2019-02-12 (lender: Bank Hapoalim B.m.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-06Agreement $29,000,000 — from RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC; KA-NO REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $29,000,000
2019-02-12Agreement $30,250,000 — from KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC; KA-NO REALTY, LLC; RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $30,250,000
2019-02-12AL&R $30,250,000 — from RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC; KA-NO REALTY, LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $30,250,000
2019-02-12Mortgage $2,250,000 — from KA-NO REALTY, LLC; RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $2,250,000
2014-04-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC; KA-NO REALTY, LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $2,100,000
2014-04-08Mortgage $21,379,287 — from KA-NO REALTY, LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC; RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $21,379,287
2014-04-08Mortgage $4,520,713 — from RD CHELSEA PARTNERS LLC; KA-NO REALTY, LLC; KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $4,520,713
2013-04-10M&CON $2,100,000 — from CHELSEA 7 JV LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. $2,100,000
2004-07-28M&CON $750,000 — from KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $750,000
2004-07-28AL&R $750,000 — from BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA to KARMELENA REALTY CO. LLC $750,000
2002-08-30Mortgage $55,000 — from KARMELENA REALTY CO,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $55,000
1997-07-17Mortgage $370,000 — from SHEMEL, SABAH to AHN, YONG SEOK $370,000
1992-06-30Mortgage $40,000 — from KIM, OCK SOON; KIM, JOONG LOG to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $40,000
1987-05-04Mortgage $250,000 — from KIM, JOONG LOG; KIM, OCK SOON to KOREA EXCHANGE BK $250,000
1986-09-23Mortgage $627,000 — from 232 SEVENTH AVE CORP to CURCIO, VINCENT $627,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172130191172
2018214150141
2019123123636
202015210422
202121280536
2022112120631
202341170527
202411113723
202524170932
20265080417
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The full timeline

Construction 254Enforcement 127Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 47Health & systems 61

Every one of the 704 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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