The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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 violations
9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-27.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Panhandling (1) · Encampment (1) · Sewer (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1856)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC
Head officer
ERIC I BENITEZ
Managing agent
TRISTAR EQUITIES
Last registered
2025-10-11
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,830,000
$1,273,500
2026
$2,363,000
$1,063,350
2027
$2,240,000
$1,008,000
The city's market estimate has fallen
21% 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 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2025 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
23 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 10 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
W 22 St & 10 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $2,300,000 on
2014-11-01 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-01-22
AL&R $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$2,250,000
2020-01-22
M&CON $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$2,250,000
2014-11-01
AL&R $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$2,300,000
2014-11-01
Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$2,300,000
2014-11-01
Deed $4,887,500 — from RICHARD COX ZUCKERMAN, AS TRUSTEE; THE GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN TRUST to 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC
$4,887,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
17
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
3
5
2018
1
4
0
2
7
2019
0
1
0
2
3
2020
0
3
4
1
8
2021
0
12
0
2
14
2022
0
16
0
1
17
2023
0
1
0
1
2
2024
0
8
0
3
11
2025
0
12
0
1
13
2026
0
14
0
3
17
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2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-23HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2022-01-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STUCCO AT FACADE AT WEST , 4th STORY
2022-01-23HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
2022-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-11-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-07-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-05-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-05-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-05-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-04-15HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-04-15HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2021-04-15HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-04-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020-02-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-01-22TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC
2020-01-22AL&R $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$2,250,000
2020-01-22M&CON $2,250,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$2,250,000
2020-01-22Mortgage assigned — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2019
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-06-12Boiler inspection
2019-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-10HPD 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
2018-09-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2018-07-26Boiler inspection
2018-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
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
2017-09-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-08-27HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2017-08-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD 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
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-12-30Job filed: FILING FOR THE CREATION OF A ROOFTOP ADDITION AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH.$245,000
2014-11-01AL&R $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$2,300,000
2014-11-01Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$2,300,000
2014-11-01Deed $4,887,500 — from RICHARD COX ZUCKERMAN, AS TRUSTEE; THE GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN TRUST to 491 CHELSEA APARTMENTS, LLC$4,887,500
2014-10-08Mortgage satisfied — from FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK; CITIBANK, N.A. to ZUCKERMAN, GABRIEL; ZUCKERMAN, ROSANNA C
2014-06-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-09-07311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2013-02-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2013-02-12Deed — from RICHARD COX ZUCKERMAN, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN; ROSANNA C. ZUCKERMAN, to THE GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN TRUST; RICHARD COX ZUCKERMAN,AS TRUSTEE
2013-02-12311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-02-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
1999-01-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED:RENOVATION WORK DONE ON 2ND FL. APT. 95 PERCENT OF WORK COMPLETED LOCATION:APT.AT FRONT OF BLDG ON 2ND
1999-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-09-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-09-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-06-26Permit AL — ISSUED
1988
1988-07-21Deed — from GABRIEL ZUCKERMAN; ZUCKERMAN, ROSANNA COX to ZUCKERMAN, GABRIEL
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK