52 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 bedbug filings.
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 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
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 490A 7TH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ISABEL HILL |
| Managing agent | 448 MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,364,000 | $141,840 |
| 2026 | $2,993,000 | $179,580 |
| 2027 | $2,607,000 | $156,420 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Prospect Av — B67 B69 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave & 17 St · 400 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.
490A 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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 448 MANAGEMENT LLC — 32 buildings, 144 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 20 Street | BK | 13 | A |
| 68 Stratford Road | BK | 12 | A |
| 343 5 Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 751 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 190 Meserole Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 341 Fenimore Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 35 East 4 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 207A Prospect Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 204 23 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 369 6 Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 21 St Johns Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 426 2nd Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 275 6 Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 398 7 Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 135 Clinton Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 442 3rd Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 23 St Johns Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 382 7 Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 359 13 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 668 Baltic Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 371 Douglass Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 490A 7 Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 1308 8 Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 85 3rd Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 479 11 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 370 7 Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 390A 6 Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
| 408 10 Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 706 Sterling Place | BK | 2 | B |
| 289 Lincoln Road | BK | 2 | B |
| 424 5 Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 2602 Avenue Y | BK | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $649,999 on 2011-06-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-04 | Deed $2,632,500 — from MERRITT, ARMENAY F; MERRITT, JR., NORMAN L to THIGPEN HILL LLC | $2,632,500 | |
| 2018-08-27 | Sold for $2,632,500 | $2,632,500 | $877,500 |
| 2011-06-22 | Mortgage $649,999 — from MERRITT, NORMAN L; MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $649,999 | |
| 2011-06-22 | Deed $999,999 — from PIETRAS, JOSEPH to MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE; MERRITT, NORMAN L | $999,999 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 52 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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