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398 7 Avenue

80Records
7City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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80 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1890
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)398 7TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3010300042
BIN3023283

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$33,266 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1890)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)398 7TH AVE LLC
Head officerJOEL GELLIS
Managing agent448 Management LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,051,000 $922,950
2026$2,461,000 $1,107,450
2027$2,914,000 $1,311,300

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway7 Av — F G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 13 St — B67 B69 · 100 ft
Citi Bike14 St & 7 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

398 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 448 MANAGEMENT LLC — 32 buildings, 144 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 20 Street BK13 A
68 Stratford Road BK12 A
343 5 Avenue BK8 A
751 Union Street BK8 A
190 Meserole Avenue BK7 A
341 Fenimore Street BK7 A
35 East 4 Street BK6 A
207A Prospect Avenue BK6 A
204 23 Street BK6 A
369 6 Avenue BK4 A
21 St Johns Place BK4 A
426 2nd Street BK4 A
275 6 Avenue BK4 C
398 7 Avenue BK4 A
135 Clinton Avenue BK4 A
442 3rd Street BK4 A
23 St Johns Place BK4 A
382 7 Street BK4 C
359 13 Street BK3 C
668 Baltic Street BK3 B
371 Douglass Street BK3 B
490A 7 Avenue BK3 A
1308 8 Avenue BK3 A
85 3rd Street BK3 B
479 11 Street BK3 C
370 7 Avenue BK3 B
390A 6 Avenue BK2 A
408 10 Street BK2 A
706 Sterling Place BK2 B
289 Lincoln Road BK2 B
424 5 Street BK2 A
2602 Avenue Y BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1988-12-20 (lender: Cortes, Yolanda and Salgado, Samuel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-12-20Mortgage $200,000 — from GELLIS, SHELDON to SALGADO, SAMUEL; CORTES, YOLANDA $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017016016
20180808
20190505
20200112
20210505
20220516
20230202
20240314
20250303
20264004
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The full timeline

Construction 6Housing & tenants 61Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 80 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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