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56 East 7 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1004480012 · 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, AEP20.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 13.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Noise (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · SAFETY (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 (1893)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)CHES REALTY LLC
Head officerJONATHAN WERTENTEIL
Managing agentMATEL REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,747,000 $1,236,150
2026$3,013,000 $1,355,850
2027$3,499,000 $1,574,550

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 6 St — M15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 6 St & 2 Ave · 250 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

56 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

13 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MATEL REALTY LLC — 39 buildings, 789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 East 5 Street MN47 A
515 East 6 Street MN39 A
325 East 21 Street MN36 B
306 East 6 Street MN32 A
57 East 7 Street MN28 A
221 East 5 Street MN24 A
153 East 18 Street MN24 A
310 East 6 Street MN24 A
319 East 5 Street MN23 A
19 Stuyvesant Street MN23 A
227 East 5 Street MN22 A
95 1 Avenue MN20 A
319 East 25 Street MN20 B
17 Stuyvesant Street MN20 A
238 West 20 Street MN20 A
339 East 6 Street MN20 A
338 East 5 Street MN20 A
56 East 7 Street MN20 A
65 St Marks Place MN20 A
337 East 6 Street MN20 A
213 East 11 Street MN20 A
19 East 21 Street MN20 A
234 West 4 Street MN20 A
226 East 6 Street MN19 A
52 St Marks Place MN19 A
205 2 Avenue MN19 A
157 East 3 Street MN18 A
341 East 19 Street MN18 A
206 East 6 Street MN18 A
136 East 28 Street MN18 A
342 East 9 Street MN15 A
320 West 20 Street MN14 A
146 1 Avenue MN11 A
307 East 6 Street MN10 A
215 East 5 Street MN10 A
213 East 5 Street MN10 A
51 East 2 Street MN10 B
240 West 20 Street MN10 A
303 East 6 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $107,398 on 1983-09-28 (lender: Gardella, Arthur and Gardella, Dolores). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-09-28Mortgage $107,398 — from WERTENTEIL, ESTHER to GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, DOLORES $107,399

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170100111
201804037
201901034
2020071210
202106028
20220120315
2023260513
202401045
202501034
20260240327
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The last 12 months — 28 records

DateRecord
2026-08-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2026-07-21HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CEILING , 1
2026-07-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2026-07-19311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2026-07-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-19311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-19311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-04-01Boiler inspection
2026-01-07Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2026-07-21HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CEILING , 1
2026-07-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2026-07-19311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2026-07-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-19311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-19311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-04-01Boiler inspection
2026-01-07Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2025
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-17311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-19Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-13Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2024-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-13Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-10-30311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2023-09-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2023-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023-08-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-31311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2023-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-08Boiler inspection
2023-03-06ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY BUILDING FACADE OBSERVED AT EXPO. #1 AT
2023-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-15311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2022-07-15311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2022-07-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2022-07-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-03-30Boiler inspection
2022-02-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-01-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-09Boiler inspection
2021-03-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-03-09311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2021-03-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-02-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-08-21311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2020-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-19LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-23Boiler inspection
2020-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-30Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-16Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-09-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-08-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-31311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016-10-31Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-12-21Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REPAIR EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN B$25,415
2015-05-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-05-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-05-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-30Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$29,575
2014-10-30Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$29,575
2014-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-10Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$45,000
2013-06-10Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$45,000
2013-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-21Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$43,740
2012-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-05-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2011-05-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-05-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-05-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2011-05-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2011-05-16Job filed: REPAIR EXISTING PARAPET WALL AS REQUIRED, WATERPROOF. REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING WINDOWS SILL AS PER NEEDED, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING WINDOWS LINT$28,440
2011-05-06311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2011-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-05-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-05-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-08Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION, INCLUDING MINOR WORK. REMOVE AND INSTALL PARTITIONS WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN BULK,USE,E$12,500
2005
2005-03-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A/34A/50A/50A HOLES ON CEILING$350
2004
2004-10-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-30Job filed: REPLACE ATMOSPHERIC GAS FIRED BOILER (NYC BOILER NO. MD20618-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$16,500
1999
1999-12-06Mortgage assigned — from 81ST AND 5TH REALTYCO.; WIND ASSOCIATES to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK
1999-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from WERTENTEIL, ESTHER to GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, DOLORES
1996
1996-02-26Deed — from CHES ASSOCIATES to CHES REALTY LLC
1993
1993-06-01Mortgage assigned — from BOYES, LAURA GARDELLA; GARDELLA, AVA; GARDELLA, DOLORES; GARDELLA, JOSEPH to RUBIN, AARON
1991
1991-10-22Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, JOSEPH EXETR; GARDELLA, AVA EXTR; GARDELLA, LAURA EXTR; GARDELLA, ARTHUR EST/ to GARDELLA, JOSEPH; GARDELLA, AVA; GARDELLA, LAURA
1991-04-22Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, DOLORES to DOLORES V GARDELLA ETC
1988
1988-12-30Deed — from WERTENTEIL, ESTHER to CHES ASSOCIATES
1983
1983-09-28Deed — from GARDELLA, DOLORES; GARDELLA, ARTHUR to WERTENTEIL, ESTHER
1983-09-28Mortgage $107,398 — from WERTENTEIL, ESTHER to GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, DOLORES$107,399
1980
1980-09-03Deed — from 310 E 6TH STREET CORP to GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, DOLORES
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL

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