724 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 78 HPD housing violations, 69 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% 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 13.8. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 60 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2000-11-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (49) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · Noise (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).
$690,654 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (26) |
| 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) | 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | ALVIN WITTLIN |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2024-12-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,343,000 | $5,554,350 |
| 2026 | $11,817,000 | $5,317,650 |
| 2027 | $11,266,000 | $5,069,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Guys | Hamburgers | A | — |
| La Bagel Delight | Bagels/Pretzels | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 6 St — B67 B69 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 St & 7 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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.
274 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 |
84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $5,700,000 on 2011-08-10 (lender: Genworth Life And Annuity Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-10 | Mortgage $1,571,152 — from 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMP | $1,571,152 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Mortgage $5,700,000 — from 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMP | $5,700,000 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Agreement $2,315,115 — from 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $2,315,115 | |
| 2008-03-18 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2008-03-18 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 274 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 56 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 68 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 53 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 3 | 98 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 45 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 23 |
Every one of the 724 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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