770 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 282 311 service requests, 204 HPD housing violations, 137 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 937.2. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 130 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
153 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (22) · WATER LEAK (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · Noise (9).
$103,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 226 7TH AVENUE INVESTORS LLC |
| Head officer | ART BELLINI |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,024,800 | $1,811,160 |
| 2026 | $3,220,000 | $1,449,000 |
| 2027 | $3,645,000 | $1,640,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariscos El Submarino | Seafood | A | — |
| Vato | Mexican | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object), 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).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | 7 Av — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 3 St — B67 B69 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 St & 7 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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.
226 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 |
153 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2017-08-24 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Deed $11,150,000 — from 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 400 7TH A to TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC; 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP.; ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC; ADB JS 7TH | $11,150,000 | |
| 2026-03-16 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP; ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC; TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $6,300,000 | |
| 2026-03-16 | Deed $11,150,000 — from 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 400 7TH A to TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC; 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP.; ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC; ADB JS 7TH | $11,150,000 | |
| 2026-03-16 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC; ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC; 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $6,300,000 | |
| 2026-03-06 | Sold for $11,150,000 | $11,150,000 | $1,858,333 |
| 2017-08-24 | AL&R $8,300,000 — from 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $8,300,000 | |
| 2017-08-24 | Agreement $8,300,000 — from 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $8,300,000 | |
| 2017-08-24 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | SPRD $7,300,000 — from 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $7,300,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Mortgage $3,300,000 — from 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | AL&R $7,300,000 — from 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC; 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $7,300,000 | |
| 2015-02-26 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2015-02-26 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2015-02-26 | Deed $4,000,000 — from VILLANELLA, JOHN; GREENE, MITCHELL to 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 2009-12-28 | Agreement $1,120,000 — from GREENE, MITCHELL; VILLANELLA, JOHN to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,120,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 | 329 | 7 | 5 | 352 |
Every one of the 770 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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