312 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 HPD housing violations, 48 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1003.3. In ZIP 11223, 79% 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
| Open HPD violations | 107 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 56 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · GENERAL (2) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$29,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | DAVID CHU |
| Managing agent | LAI CHU |
| Last registered | 2025-11-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $761,000 | $342,450 |
| 2026 | $913,000 | $410,850 |
| 2027 | $1,018,000 | $458,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Avenue U — N · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 8 St — B3 · 950 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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.
1983 West 7 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $528,000 on 2015-04-27 (lender: East West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-27 | Deed $880,000 — from TITIYEVSKAYA, ROZALYA to CHU, DAVID | $880,000 | |
| 2015-04-27 | Mortgage $528,000 — from CHU, DAVID to EAST WEST BANK | $528,000 | |
| 2001-02-26 | Mortgage $344,000 — from TITIYESKAYA, ROSALYA; TITIYEVSKAYA, MAYA to BANK OF AMERICA NA | $344,000 | |
| 1982-11-09 | Mortgage $27,104 — from MASCHIO, LUCILLE; MASCHIO, MICHAEL to HAMILTON FED'L S&L ASSOC | $27,104 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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