The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 11215, 70% 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 violations
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-04-01.
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
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Street Condition (5) · Graffiti (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Water System (1).
Filed construction activity
$14,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
189 SEVENTH AVE REALTY CORP
Head officer
MARTIN ZOLTOWSKI
Managing agent
BARRY A LIPSITZ
Last registered
2025-07-15
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
$3,941,000
$1,773,450
2026
$3,153,000
$1,418,850
2027
$2,981,000
$1,341,450
The city's market estimate has fallen
24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
7 Av — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 3 St — B67 B69 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
3 St & 7 Ave · 250 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.
25 311 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: $499,000 on
2001-10-25 (lender: Independence Community 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
2004-11-18
Agreement $1,000,000 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2004-11-18
Mortgage $615,029 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$615,029
2001-10-25
Mortgage $499,000 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$499,000
1992-10-21
Mortgage $96,164 — from ZOLTOWSKI, MARTIN; 189 SEVENTH AV RLTYCORP; LIPSITZ, BARRY to RUBIN, STANLEY; DARI ASSOCIATES
$96,164
1986-05-21
Mortgage $450,000 — from DARI ASSOCIATES to APRUB REALTY CORP
$450,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
17
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
8
1
9
2018
4
0
5
1
10
2019
0
0
1
1
2
2020
0
2
2
1
5
2021
0
0
9
0
9
2022
0
1
11
0
12
2023
0
6
8
3
17
2024
0
0
10
2
12
2025
0
0
8
3
11
2026
0
0
10
2
12
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Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS — grade A
2026-06-25
Boiler inspection
2026-06-06
311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-18
311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-13
311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-12
311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-12
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-09
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30
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
2026-04-27
311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-03-02
311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-02-09
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-04Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS — grade A
2026-06-25Boiler inspection
2026-06-06311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-18311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-05-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
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
2025-05-20Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS — grade A
2025-04-14311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-04-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-03-13Boiler inspection
2024
2024-10-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-08-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-08-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-19311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-06-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-04-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-02-28Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS — grade A
2024-02-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-02-14Boiler inspection
2024-01-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-12-27Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS
2023-12-06Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN FRENCH BAKERS
2023-10-26311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-10-26311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-10-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-05-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED AT GROUND FL "JM WELLNESS" ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED AS AN UNL
2023-05-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR12-10 OPERATING IN A C1-4
2023-04-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-03-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-24311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-03-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2022-12-23311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2022-12-23DOB complaint, category ?
2022-12-10311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-05-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-05-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-08311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-02-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-17311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2021-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-10-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
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
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
2021-02-05311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2021-01-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020
2020-10-07Boiler inspection
2020-08-20311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: THE HEATING SYSTEM/BOILER ROOM ACCESS INFORMATION SIGN IS NOT VISIBLE AT THE BUILDINGS FRONT DOOR; CORRECT VIOLATION AND SUBMIT TH$3,125
2018-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER$8,000
2018-10-15Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2018-10-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING$6,000
2018-09-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-07-13311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-04-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017
2017-11-28Boiler inspection
2017-11-15HPD 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
2017-10-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-09-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-08-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-27311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2017-07-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-01-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-11-01HPD 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
2016-07-12311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-01-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015
2015-10-06HPD 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
2015-08-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-03-10311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2015-02-05HPD 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
2012-06-18311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-06-18DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2011-12-06311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-12-06311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-12-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-12-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2011-12-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-11-14311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2011-03-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2010
2010-10-14311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2010-02-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR ALT II APPLICATION # 310195213. NON-CONFOR$2,500
2010-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2010-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-08Job filed: REMOVE PARTIITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS.$10,000
2008-10-08Job filed: REMOVE PARTIITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS.$10,000
2008-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-28Job filed: MINOR RENOVATION TO STORE, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF STOREFRONT.$60,000
2008-02-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2007
2007-10-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-10-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-07-09Job filed: FILING TO SUPERCEDE ALT 1053/86 IN ORDER TO SIGN-OFF THE APPLICATION AND OBTAIN AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2007-05-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2007-03-28Job filed: RENOVATING AN EXISTING EATING ANDDRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT THE FIRST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDE MINORINTERIOR DEMOLITION, GENERAL CONSTRU- TION, MECHANICAL $63,000
2005
2005-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-09-19Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLYNO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2005-09-19Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLYNO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2004
2004-11-18AL&R — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.
2004-11-18Agreement $1,000,000 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2004-11-18Mortgage $615,029 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$615,029
2001
2001-10-25Mortgage $499,000 — from 189 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$499,000
2001-10-25Mortgage satisfied — from DARI ASSOCIATES to APRUB REALTY CORP
2001-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-10-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2000-03-28Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF PARTITION CHANGES IN ORDER TO DISMISS ECB VIOLATION # 34094189Y FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALL WORK COMPLETED. NO WORK TO BE DONE. NO $3,000
2000-03-28Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF PARTITION CHANGES IN ORDER TO DISMISS ECB VIOLATION # 34094189Y FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALL WORK COMPLETED. NO WORK TO BE DONE. NO $3,000
2000-03-28Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF PARTITION CHANGES IN ORDER TO DISMISS ECB VIOLATION # 34094189Y FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALL WORK COMPLETED. NO WORK TO BE DONE. NO $3,000
2000-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-10Job filed: Renovation of an existing restaurant at the first floor and cellar. Work to inc LUDE ARCHITECTURAL, _________ MECHANICAL and storefront modifications$38,000
2000-03-10Job filed: Renovation of an existing restaurant at the first floor and cellar. Work to inc LUDE ARCHITECTURAL, _________ MECHANICAL and storefront modifications$38,000
1998
1998-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-06-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT, WORK NOTED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF BATHROOM KITCHEN PARTITION WALL, FIRE RETARDANT OF PARTITION WALLS AT$350
1993-03-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-02-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-02-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF BATHROOM KITCHEN, PARTITION WALL, FIRE RETARDANT OF PARTITION WALLS,
1993-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
1992-10-21Mortgage $96,164 — from ZOLTOWSKI, MARTIN; 189 SEVENTH AV RLTYCORP; LIPSITZ, BARRY to RUBIN, STANLEY; DARI ASSOCIATES$96,164
1992-10-21Deed — from DARI ASSOCIATES to 189 7TH AVENUE RLTYCORP
1992-10-21Agreement — from RUBIN, STANLEY to DARI ASSOCIATES
1992-10-21Mortgage assigned — from APRUB RLTY CORP to RUBIN, STANLEY
1991
1991-04-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
1991-04-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 2 STY NORTH APT 2E MARTINEZ. , SECTION '' ''
1986
1986-05-21Deed — from APRUB REALTY CORP to DARI ASSOCIATES
1986-05-21Mortgage $450,000 — from DARI ASSOCIATES to APRUB REALTY CORP$450,000
1976
1976-05-17Mortgage — from APRUB RLTY CORP to WILLIAMSBURG CREDIT UNION