1,682 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 610 311 service requests, 397 HPD housing violations, 261 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 652.6. 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 | 74 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1992-01-29. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
113 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 53 · winter 2024–25: 35 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$26,012 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
219 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · PLUMBING (44) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · APPLIANCE (17) · SAFETY (16) · Noise (12).
$630,587 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | 191 CHELSEA LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT MALTA |
| Managing agent | RAUL ESCARZA |
| Last registered | 2025-11-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,300,000 | $3,735,000 |
| 2026 | $8,463,000 | $3,808,350 |
| 2027 | $5,299,000 | $2,384,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Bit Bites | American | A | — |
| Kei | Japanese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2023 (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.
| Subway | 23 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 7 Av — M23-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 20 St & 7 Ave · 400 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.
191 7 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
219 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,359,850 on 2021-10-25 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-25 | Agreement $13,750,000 — from 191 CHELSEA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,750,000 | |
| 2021-10-25 | Mortgage $10,359,850 — from 191 CHELSEA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,359,850 | |
| 2021-10-25 | Deed $17,500,000 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to 191 CHELSEA LLC | $17,500,000 | |
| 2021-10-25 | AL&R $13,750,000 — from 191 CHELSEA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,750,000 | |
| 2021-10-12 | Sold for $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | $795,455 |
| 2018-01-12 | Agreement $3,506,000 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,506,000 | |
| 2018-01-12 | Mortgage $788,291 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $788,291 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Mortgage $1,454,080 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $1,454,080 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Agreement $3,050,000 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $3,050,000 | |
| 2012-12-13 | AL&R $3,050,000 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $3,050,000 | |
| 2004-03-16 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-16 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-16 | Mortgage $1,112,981 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,112,981 | |
| 1998-02-11 | Mortgage $499,325 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $499,325 | |
| 1996-08-21 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 191 SEVENTH AVENUE CORPORATION to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 56 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 57 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 108 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 108 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 429 | 3 | 7 | 466 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 159 | 0 | 6 | 172 |
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 6 | 107 |
Every one of the 1,682 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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