234 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 148.3. 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 | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Dirty Condition (9) · Obstruction (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (3).
$107,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (7) |
| 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) | 493 7th LLC |
| Head officer | Ben Soleimani |
| Managing agent | 493 7th LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,857,600 | $835,920 |
| 2026 | $1,674,000 | $753,300 |
| 2027 | $2,009,000 | $904,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe On 7th | American | C | Mice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2025-04-08 |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 | 15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Prospect Av — B67 B69 · 50 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.
493 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 |
76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $966,662 on 2011-03-29 (lender: Investors Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Mortgage $534,280 — from 493 7TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $534,280 | |
| 2024-07-29 | Agreement $2,210,000 — from 493 7TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,210,000 | |
| 2024-07-29 | Deed $3,400,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to 493 7TH LLC | $3,400,000 | |
| 2024-07-24 | Sold for $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $485,714 |
| 2022-05-13 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,750,000 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Mortgage $261,556 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $261,556 | |
| 2022-05-13 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,750,000 | |
| 2016-02-18 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2016-02-18 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2016-02-18 | Mortgage $715,657 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $715,657 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Mortgage $1,425,000 — from KATSONS II DEVELOPMENT LLC; BELWIL REALTY INC.; SUNKAT DEVELOPMENT LLC; JBM EQUITIES, LLC; to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,425,000 | |
| 2011-05-20 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2011-03-29 | Mortgage $966,662 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $966,662 | |
| 2011-03-29 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2011-03-29 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from GOTHAM NY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 53 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
Every one of the 234 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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