A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-20.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Noise (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1).
Filed construction activity
$82,600 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
5207 7 AVE INC
Head officer
RYAN CHU
Managing agent
5207 7 AVE INC
Last registered
2022-10-12
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
$980,400
$441,180
2026
$1,154,000
$519,300
2027
$1,385,000
$623,250
The city's market estimate has risen
41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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
Subway
53 St — R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 Av — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 7 Av — B11 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
50 St & 7 Ave · 650 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.
8 311 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
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $45,239 on
2022-11-23 (lender: Empire State 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
2022-11-23
AL&R $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$1,410,000
2022-11-23
Agreement $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$1,410,000
2022-11-23
Mortgage $45,239 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$45,239
2017-10-06
AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$1,500,000
2017-10-06
Mortgage $1,500,000 — from LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$1,500,000
2013-12-02
Mortgage $450,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to MERS
$450,000
2013-12-02
Deed $990,000 — from ZHENG, SHI YU; ZHENG, YAN YU to LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG
$990,000
2008-11-20
Deed $795,000 — from CHU, KAM TUNG to ZHENG, YAN YU; ZHENG , SHI YU
$795,000
2008-11-07
Mortgage $240,242 — from CHU, KAM TTUNG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK, ISAOA
$240,242
2008-11-07
Agreement $533,000 — from CHU, KAM TTUNG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK, ISAOA
$533,000
2004-01-21
DEEDO $540,000 — from POON, PAULINE to CHU, KAM TUNG
$540,000
2004-01-21
Mortgage $378,000 — from CHU, KAM TUNG to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
$378,000
2003-10-06
Mortgage $300,000 — from POON, PAULINE to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL AS
$300,000
2003-10-06
Deed $538,000 — from HURTADO, GUILLERMINA; HURTADO, JULISSA to POON, PAULINE
$538,000
2000-11-27
Mortgage $180,000 — from HURTADO, GUILLERMINA; HURTADO, JULISSA to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP
$180,000
Ten-year activity
50250
28
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
10
4
11
3
0
28
2018
0
1
7
0
0
8
2019
0
0
1
0
0
1
2020
0
0
2
0
0
2
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
0
2
5
0
7
2023
0
0
2
0
2
4
2024
0
0
7
0
0
7
2025
0
0
3
0
1
4
2026
0
2
3
0
1
6
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HPD 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
2026-04-03
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-03
FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-14
Restaurant inspection: LAO JIU GUAN — grade A
2026-02-05
311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-05
311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-11-19
HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-04-30HPD 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
2026-04-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-03FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-14Restaurant inspection: LAO JIU GUAN — grade A
2025-11-19HPD 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
2025-08-18311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-06-05HPD 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
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-09-01311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-04-03HPD 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
2023
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-10-05Restaurant inspection: LAO JIU GUAN — grade B
2023-08-09Restaurant inspection: LAO JIU GUAN
2023-03-20HPD 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
2022-11-23AL&R $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK$1,410,000
2022-11-23Agreement $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK$1,410,000
2022-11-23Mortgage $45,239 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK$45,239
2022-11-23Deed — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to 5207 7AVE INC.
2022-10-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-10-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-18HPD 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
2021-04-05HPD 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
2021-04-05HPD 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
2020
2020-10-14311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-07-23311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2018
2018-07-19311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-07-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2018-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-05311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2018-01-05311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018-01-04311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018-01-04311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018-01-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2017
2017-11-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-10-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-10-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-10-19Mortgage satisfied — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; SUMMIT MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
2017-10-06AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to EMPIRE STATE BANK$1,500,000
2017-10-06Mortgage $1,500,000 — from LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG to EMPIRE STATE BANK$1,500,000
2017-09-15DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST
2017-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-18Job filed: INSTALLING NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2017-08-18Job filed: INSTALLING NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2017-08-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2017-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017-05-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-05-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-05-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-05-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-04-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-03Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATIO$73,600
2017-03-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-03-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-03-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-02-23Certificate of occupancy Final
2017-01-09FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016
2016-12-12FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-11-14FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-10-20FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-09-20FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-08-24FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-08-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2016-08-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-29FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-07-26FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-06-17FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-06-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-02-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-23Job filed: FILE THIS APPLICATION TO ADD BOILER WORK-TYPE ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #: 320893930. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2015
2015-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-09-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-09-13311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-09-13311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015-09-13311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2015-09-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2015-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-17311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-06-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Wall/Retaining Wall - Bulging/Cracked
2015-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-05-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. COC. THIS JOB IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1#320893930.$12,000
2015-05-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. COC. THIS JOB IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1#320893930.$12,000
2015-05-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2015-04-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-04-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-03-26311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-03-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-03-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2015-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-03-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: JOB SITE FENCE DEFECTIVE. NOTED: 8'HIGH WOOD CONSTRUCITON FENCE INSTALLED UNDER PERMIT #320893930-FN W/O SWING GATES TOWARDS PUBLI
2015-03-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2015-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-02-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-15311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-01-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-01-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014
2014-12-31311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Complaince Inspection
2014-12-31DOB complaint, category ?
2014-12-16311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2014-12-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2014-12-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-11-05DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-10-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-10-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-10-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 200
2014-10-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 200
2014-09-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-09-04Permit FO — ISSUED
2014-09-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-09-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-09-04Permit FO — ISSUED
2014-06-30Job filed: THIS APPLICATION TO FILED BUILDER PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 JOB #320893930. THE CORNER LOT FRONTAGE IS 20 FEET.
2014-06-23311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2014-05-24Job filed: SUB-SEQUENCE FILING OF SPRINKLER & STRUCTURAL WORK TYPES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-I JOB #: 320893930. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-05-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.$8,000
2014-05-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-02-13ZONE — from LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG
2014-02-13CERT — from KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVIC
2013
2013-12-02Mortgage $450,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to MERS$450,000
2013-12-02Deed $990,000 — from ZHENG, SHI YU; ZHENG, YAN YU to LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG$990,000
2013-11-12Job filed: A1$346,759
2011
2011-12-20311: Street Sign - Missing — Construction
2011-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2011-09-09Job filed: A1$20,000
2011-09-09Job filed: A1$20,000
2010
2010-09-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits