265 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 73 311 service requests, 29 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.8. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 18 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Lead (1) · Graffiti (1).
$824,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1876) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 7 SOPO OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | CHARLES S WENDELL |
| Managing agent | SELF MANAGED |
| Last registered | 2025-12-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,795,600 | $1,708,020 |
| 2026 | $4,046,000 | $1,820,700 |
| 2027 | $4,580,000 | $2,061,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Fulton St — G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lafayette Av — C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & S Portland Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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.
7 South Portland Ave
| 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 |
6 311 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 SELF MANAGED — 33 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B7 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 327 East 3 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 406 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 309 West 83 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 249 East 7 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 211 East 3 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 593 17 Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 40 East 21 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 331 Sackett Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 488 3 Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 1945 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 10 | B |
| 1882 3 Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 213 West 80 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 9453 Ridge Boulevard | BK | 9 | A |
| 119 West 111 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1015 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 252 East 110 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 7 South Portland Ave | BK | 8 | A |
| 298 Garfield Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 34-41 79 Street | QN | 8 | A |
| 115 West 111 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 2162 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 214 St Johns Place | BK | 5 | B |
| 29 West 82 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 157 Kane Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 238 South 3 Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 12 Cheever Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 419 East 84 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 454 12 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 481 18 Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 49 Murray Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 1350 Forest Avenue | SI | 2 | C |
| 201 Lexington Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2020-12-21 (lender: New York City Historic Properties Fund, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-11 | RPTT&RET $770,000 — from ROBINSON, BENEDICT to HSU, KATHERINE | $770,000 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Sold for $770,000 | $770,000 | $96,250 |
| 2020-12-21 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 7 SOPO OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, | $400,000 | |
| 2020-12-21 | AL&R $400,000 — from 7 SOPO OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, | $400,000 | |
| 2018-05-31 | RPTT&RET $787,000 — from IASHA RIVERS, EXECUTOR; CYNTHIA DEJESUS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MARGARET RIVERS; THE ESTATE O to BEHR, JENNIFER | $787,000 | |
| 2018-05-23 | Sold for $787,000 | $787,000 | $98,375 |
| 2015-10-06 | RPTT&RET $1,500,000 — from SNYDER, LAUREN E to BELK, NINA CABELL; WENDELL, CHARLES S | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-10-01 | RPTT&RET $750,000 — from COX, SHANE; COX, NINA to ROBINSON, BENEDICT | $750,000 | |
| 2013-05-30 | RPTT&RET $519,000 — from LEWIS, ARTHUR E to PAULDEN, PIERRE L; ROSE-SMITH, IMOGEN C | $519,000 | |
| 2010-05-04 | RPTT&RET $505,000 — from APUZZO, DANTE; APUZZO, MARGHERITA to COX, NINA; COX, SHANE | $505,000 | |
| 2008-08-27 | RPTT&RET $415,000 — from FELBER, JUSTIN to LINDERMAN, MATTHEW | $415,000 | |
| 2007-07-02 | RPTT&RET $519,000 — from MCCALLUM, ROBERT DAVIS III; MCCALLUM, SARAH EDDY to APUZZO, DANTE; BONANNO, MARGHERITA | $519,000 | |
| 2005-06-20 | RPTT&RET $25,000 — from FORT GREENE ASSOCIATES to THOMPSON, CARMEN | $25,000 | |
| 2004-09-21 | RPTT $615,000 — from GOODEN, KIMBERLY to SNYDER, LAUREN E | $615,000 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Mortgage $86,267 — from 7 SOPO OWNERS CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $86,267 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 265 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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