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255 East 7 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1003770060 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP22.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2026–27: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EAST 7TH ST APT HOMEOWNERS CORP.
Head officerCATHERINE TEXIER
Managing agentMQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD
Last registered2025-11-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,363,000 $1,963,350
2026$4,216,000 $1,897,200
2027$5,059,000 $2,276,550

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
2 Av — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 7 St — M9 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 7 St & Ave C · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.

Report a problem to 311

255 East 7 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD — 36 buildings, 302 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
24 East 7 Street MN33 A
75 First Avenue MN22 A
139A East 23rd Street MN14 A
64 West 11 Street MN14 A
20 Tiffany Place BK13 A
110 Suffolk Street MN12 A
257 East 7 Street MN12 A
199 Mott Street MN11 A
152 Wooster Street MN11 A
68 West 11 Street MN11 A
38 North Moore Street MN10 A
42 Allen Street MN8 A
255 East 7 Street MN8 B
113 Chambers Street MN8 A
134 West 10 Street MN7 A
307 West Broadway MN7 A
18 Mercer Street MN7 C
9 Jones Street MN6 A
97 Crosby Street MN6 A
19 Beach Street MN6 A
123 Sullivan Street MN6 A
1 Leroy Street MN6 A
29 West 21st Street MN6 A
16 Warren Street MN6 A
136 Sullivan Street MN6 A
143 West Broadway MN5 A
619 East 6th Street MN5 A
114 West 17 Street MN5 A
42 Lispenard Street MN4 A
90 Greene Street MN4 A
21 Mercer Street MN4 A
403 Greenwich Street MN4 B
5 Worth Street MN4 B
44 Lispenard Street MN4 A
171 Duane Street MN4 A
174 Duane Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2005-05-17 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-19RPTT&RET $900,000 — from HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY to TEITELBAUM, SHEELAGH $900,000
2018-09-07Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $112,500
2017-01-24RPTT&RET $866,000 — from DALE, JAMES BADGE to HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY $866,000
2017-01-09Sold for $866,000 $866,000 $108,250
2010-08-05RPTT&RET $636,636 — from HUNTER, GARY R to DALE, JAMES B $636,636
2008-06-16RPTT&RET $1,345,000 — from HARRINGTON, JOHN RODNEY; HARRINGTON, BARBARA MACDOUGALL to SACK, ERNST THEORDOR; SACK, JANE I; SACK, HANS J; SACK, JASON A $1,345,000
2005-05-17Mortgage $300,000 — from EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
2005-05-17AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017082414
2018052310
201900022
2020092112
20211190121
2022080210
202315039
202401034
2025170210
202605016
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-10-04HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN SINK IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2026-10-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-10-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-06-08City emergency repair (HWO): at 1st story building entrance double doors, make doors self closing. at 1st story building entrance double doors, remov
2026-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-11HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-28311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-11-28Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-04HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN SINK IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2026-10-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-10-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-06-08City emergency repair (HWO): at 1st story building entrance double doors, make doors self closing. at 1st story building entrance double doors, remov
2026-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-11HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2025
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-28311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-11-28Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025-05-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2025-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-04Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2024-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-11-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-08-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-05-12311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2023-05-12DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-02-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-02-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2022-01-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-01-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-01-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021
2021-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-11-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-07-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-07-02311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2021-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-05-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-30311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2020-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-09-13311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2020-08-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from E 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS, CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2020-06-18TL&R — from E 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS, CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2020-06-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-06-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-27311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-03-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-05HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018-10-04311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2018-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-19RPTT&RET $900,000 — from HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY to TEITELBAUM, SHEELAGH$900,000
2018-09-07Sold for $900,000$900,000
2018-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-12-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-12-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-10-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2017-08-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-07-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-01-24RPTT&RET $866,000 — from DALE, JAMES BADGE to HARRIS, MICHAEL; TEITELBAUM, MOLLY$866,000
2017-01-09Sold for $866,000$866,000
2016
2016-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2015-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014
2014-07-22311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2014-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-07-11HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANC
2013-06-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2013-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-06-20311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2012-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-05RPTT&RET $636,636 — from HUNTER, GARY R to DALE, JAMES B$636,636
2010-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-06-16RPTT&RET $1,345,000 — from HARRINGTON, JOHN RODNEY; HARRINGTON, BARBARA MACDOUGALL to SACK, ERNST THEORDOR; SACK, JANE I; SACK, HANS J; SACK, JASON A$1,345,000
2007
2007-04-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-11Job filed: Facade cleanding and repair as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy group, or egress.$40,000
2006-07-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-07-28Job filed: INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 30 FT LONG BY 50 FT HIGH AT 255-257 EAST 7TH STREET. - DURING REPAIRS. - WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE
2006-04-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005
2005-05-17Mortgage $300,000 — from EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$300,000
2005-05-17AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to EAST 7TH STREET APARTMENT HOMEOWNERS COR$300,000
2005-02-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-31Job filed: Install heavy duty sidewalk shed a total of 25 ft long at 255 East 7th Street, - during remedial repairs. Work shall comply with LL33/91. No change in
2004
2004-09-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-05-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-18Job filed: General Construction repair work at roof including deck as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$40,000
2004-05-18Job filed: General Construction repair work at roof including deck as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$40,000
2004-05-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-02-11Job filed: Structural work as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$5,000
2004-02-10Job filed: General Construction, Mechanical and Plumbing work as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$25,000
2004-02-10Job filed: General Construction, Mechanical and Plumbing work as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy or egress.$25,000
2003
2003-09-18Job filed: Application being filed herewith to secure a C of O for an existing building as per plans filed herewith. No work to be performed.$1,000
2003-04-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-04-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-02-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-10-26Job filed: REFURBISH EXISTING APARTMENT. MINOR PARTITION WORK. REPLACE PLUMB ING FIXTURES ON EXISTING ROUGHING.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2001-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2001-04-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-10-26Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED:25' LONG WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1981
1981-07-21HPD class B: D26-35.01 ADM CODE THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCC
1979
1979-10-25MISC — from CHAN WING KWAI
1977
1977-06-20Deed — from ALLEN, ROBERT to EAST 7TH ST APRTMNTETAL
1977-05-03HPD class I: D26-35.01 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER UNTIL A NEW C
1975
1975-12-31Deed — from 255-257 E 7TH ST RLTY CP to BRASFIELD, SHANNON; ALLEN, ROBERT
1975-07-14Deed — from LUKIN, HERMAN to 255-257 E 7TH ST RLTY CP
1967
1967-01-09Mortgage assigned — from LUKIN, BETTY; SCHUTZER, YETTA; KRONISCH, SADIE AKA; KRONISCH, IDA EX to LUKIN, BETTY
1966
1966-09-28Deed — from WELL-KNOWN RLTY CORP to LUKIN, HERMAN

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