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229 7 Avenue

1,092Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,092 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 349 311 service requests, 168 DOB permits, 119 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1987
Floors19
Res. units204
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER, LLC
BBL1007990003
BIN1076141, 1086227, 1089748

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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 86% 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 0.5. 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · Encampment (13) · Dirty Condition (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$7,452,090 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (57 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 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (204)
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)GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER, LLC
Head officerAUSTIn SMYTh
Managing agentGREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$86,317,000 $38,842,650
2026$86,791,000 $39,055,950
2027$92,477,000 $41,614,650

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

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 — F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 24 St — M7 M20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 24 St & 7 Ave · 200 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

229 7 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

94 311 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 GREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS — 2 buildings, 470 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
796 Avenue of the Americas MN266 A
229 7 Avenue MN204 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,086,692 on 2025-10-21 (lender: The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-21Mortgage $4,086,693 — from GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER LLC to THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF A $4,086,693
2025-10-21M&CON $4,086,693 — from GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER LLC to THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF A $4,086,693
2025-10-21AL&R $112,000,000 — from GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER LLC to THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF A $112,000,000
2022-07-12Deed $245,000,000 — from GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC to GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER, LLC $245,000,000
2022-07-12Agreement $112,648,681 — from GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $112,648,681
2022-07-12ASPM $112,648,681 — from GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC; GS CHELSEA II PROPERTY OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $112,648,681
2022-06-27Sold for $245,000,000 $245,000,000 $1,200,980
2016-03-03Mortgage $47,850,000 — from GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $47,850,000
2016-03-03Agreement $115,000,000 — from GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $115,000,000
2016-03-03Deed $211,250,000 — from CHELSEA COMMONWEALTH LLC to GS CHELSEA PROPERTY OWNER, LLC $211,250,000
2016-02-25Sold for $211,250,000 $211,250,000 $1,035,539
2009-01-26Mortgage $87,960,753 — from CHELSEA COMMONWEALTH LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. $87,960,753
2009-01-26Agreement $159,275,000 — from CHELSEA COMMONWEALTH LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. $159,275,000
2006-05-31Deed $117,400,000 — from 160 WEST 24TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to CHELSEA COMMONWEALTH LLC $117,400,000
2004-11-03Mortgage $19,500,000 — from 160 WEST 24TH STREET PARTNERS LLC, to COULMN FINANCIAL INC $19,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017224207356
2018209630294
2019181250650
202067300346
202112240330
202274334351
2023105220239
2024312350270
2025264454281
2026351220159
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The full timeline

Construction 324Enforcement 211Housing & tenants 430Ownership & money 88Health & systems 39

Every one of the 1,092 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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