530 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 306 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 139 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 95% 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 0.2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · Illegal Parking (21) · Non (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Lot Condition (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2018) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 7 WHIPPLE STREET |
| Head officer | JOEL SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | SEM NY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $166,630 | $74,984 |
| 2026 | $414,307 | $186,438 |
| 2027 | $158,024 | $71,111 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,328,940 a year ($30.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $405,327 ($9.15 per sq ft), net operating income $923,613. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 | Lorimer St — J M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Flushing Av — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Whipple St — B57 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Tompkins Ave & Hopkins St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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 Whipple Street
| 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 |
79 311 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 SEM NY CORP — 37 buildings, 790 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 948 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 101 | B |
| 580 Wythe Avenue | BK | 68 | A |
| 525 Kent Avenue | BK | 66 | A |
| 859 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 62 | A |
| 570 Wythe Avenue | BK | 48 | A |
| 567 Marcy Avenue | BK | 40 | A |
| 7 Whipple Street | BK | 25 | A |
| 58 Gerry Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 34 South 9 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 43 South 10 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 159 Classon Avenue | BK | 20 | A |
| 40 South 9 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 23 Heyward Street | BK | 19 | B |
| 801 Bedford Avenue | BK | 18 | A |
| 814 Bedford Avenue | BK | 17 | A |
| 210 Middleton Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 24 Middleton Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 177 Taylor Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 8 Lynch Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 115 Wallabout Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 24 Lynch Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 1 Middleton Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 730 Bedford Avenue | BK | 13 | A |
| 116 Skillman Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 15 Lynch Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 5 Lorimer Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 242 Wallabout Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 504 Park Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 54 Skillman Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 892 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 113 South 8 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 460 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 639 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 821 Bedford Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 890 Bedford Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 254 Skillman Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 265 Skillman Street | BK | 2 | D |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Mortgage $912,000 — from WHIPPLE YN LC to MERS | $912,000 | |
| 2025-04-11 | Mortgage $1,044,000 — from WHIPPLE YN LC to MERS | $1,044,000 | |
| 2024-06-18 | Mortgage $140,300 — from GREENA, MAYER; LEBOVITS, CHAYA to CITIZENS BANK NA | $140,300 | |
| 2022-09-15 | Mortgage $3,000 — from SCHWARTZ, JOEL; NEUSTEIN, YISROEL to MERS | $3,000 | |
| 2022-09-15 | Agreement $675,000 — from SCHWARTZ, JOEL; NEUSTEIN, YISROEL to MERS | $675,000 | |
| 2022-09-14 | Agreement $675,000 — from NEUSTEIN, YISROEL; SCHWARTZ, JOEL to MERS | $675,000 | |
| 2022-09-14 | Mortgage $11,000 — from SCHWARTZ, JOEL; NEUSTEIN, YISROEL to MERS | $11,000 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Mortgage $442,000 — from FRIEDMAN, MOSES to TD BANK NA | $442,000 | |
| 2022-03-09 | Deed $995,000 — from WHIPPLE PROPERTIES LLC to MAJEROVIC, MARCO | $995,000 | |
| 2022-03-09 | Mortgage $746,250 — from MAJEROVIC, MARCO to MERS | $746,250 | |
| 2022-02-24 | Sold for $995,000 | $995,000 | $39,800 |
| 2021-07-26 | Mortgage $350,000 — from STERN, DAVID to CITIZENS BANK N A | $350,000 | |
| 2021-07-08 | AL&R $664,000 — from WHIPPLE PROPERTIES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $664,000 | |
| 2021-07-08 | Mortgage $664,000 — from WHIPPLE PROPERTIES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $664,000 | |
| 2021-07-08 | AL&R $672,000 — from WHIPPLE PROPERTIES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $672,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 200 | 0 | 211 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
Every one of the 530 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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