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707 Esplanade Gdns Plaza · Manhattan · BBL 1020140031 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
1
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Non (1) · Dirty Condition (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$228,000 $102,600
2026$230,000 $103,500
2027$220,000 $99,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KFCChickenAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Facility Construction, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 2016 (0 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

Subway145 St — 3 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 146 St / Malcolm X Bl — M102 · 100 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 146 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

707 Esplanade Gdns Plaza

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-03-26RPTT&RET $10,040 — from 707 LENOX AVENUE, LLC to DIVINE INVESTORS LLC $10,040

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112
20180112
20191427
20200303
20210303
20220426
20230325
20240347
20250437
20260325
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-17311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2026-01-31311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2026-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-17311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2026-01-31311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2026-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-09-10Restaurant inspection: KFC — grade A · mice evidence
2025-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-08311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-06-08311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-04-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-04-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-09-05311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-25Restaurant inspection: KFC — grade A
2024-04-16311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-03-28Restaurant inspection: KFC · mice evidence
2024-03-15311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2024-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-03-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-01-17311: Consumer Complaint — Employment Agency
2023-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-23Restaurant inspection: KFC — grade B · mice evidence
2022-06-14311: Consumer Complaint — Employment Agency
2022-05-18311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2022-05-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021
2021-10-16311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2021-07-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-02-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020
2020-05-20311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-15311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-11-26311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2019-10-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-09-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-15311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2019-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-05-06311: Curb Condition — Curb Defect-Metal Protruding
2018-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-09-08311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2017-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-15311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2016-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-02311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016-06-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015
2015-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-08-21311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2015-05-31311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2015-03-29311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2014
2014-12-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-09-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2012-09-06311: Food Establishment — Odor
2012-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-26RPTT&RET $10,040 — from 707 LENOX AVENUE, LLC to DIVINE INVESTORS LLC$10,040
2011
2011-12-20311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2011-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-05-25311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2010-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-05Job filed: MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN IRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANGES$3,000
2004
2004-12-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT HVAC UNITS ON EXISTING ROOF DUNNAGE AS INDICATED ON PLANS. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
1993
1993-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-26Permit AL — ISSUED
1990-10-04Deed — from ACHENBAUN, WILLIAM to ACHENBAUM, BETH; ACHENBAUM, CAROL; KOSSMAN, ILENE
1971
1971-04-06Deed — from IRVING PLACE ASSOC to ACHENBAUM, WILLIAM; BERNSTEIN, TERRY S

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