The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1985-11-20.
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
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Graffiti (6) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1960)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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)
453-4TH STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officer
DONALD MINERVA
Managing agent
BRIAN GAMORY
Last registered
2025-08-15
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
$4,749,000
$2,137,050
2026
$3,799,000
$1,709,550
2027
$3,938,000
$1,772,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
17% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2019 (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
Subway
7 Av — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 3 St — B67 B69 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
3 St & 7 Ave · 200 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.
23 311 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: $5,000 on
1999-11-03 (lender: Captron Headwear Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-10-23
RPTT&RET $909,000 — from SHWEDER, SYLVIA; SHWEDER, JEREMY to MINERVA, DONALD
$909,000
2018-10-18
Sold for $909,000
$909,000
$181,800
1999-11-03
Mortgage $5,000 — from 453 4TH STREET OWNERS CORP to CAPTRON HEADWEAR CORP
$5,000
1985-05-01
Mortgage $125,000 — from 453 4TH ST OWNERS CORP to MINERVA, DONALD
$125,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
24
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
1
3
2018
0
3
2
1
6
2019
0
6
0
1
7
2020
0
11
0
1
12
2021
0
4
0
1
5
2022
1
13
0
1
15
2023
0
23
0
1
24
2024
0
13
0
1
14
2025
1
4
0
1
6
2026
0
5
0
3
8
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2022-04-08311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-04-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS SHARP EDGES/MISSING MUDSILLS.INSPECTION OF 4 STORY EXISTING BUILDING,NO AC
2022-01-20311: Consumer Complaint — Dry Cleaner
2022-01-05311: Consumer Complaint — Dry Cleaner
2021
2021-12-16Boiler inspection
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-16311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Employee Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-06-14311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2018-10-23RPTT&RET $909,000 — from SHWEDER, SYLVIA; SHWEDER, JEREMY to MINERVA, DONALD$909,000
2018-10-18Sold for $909,000$909,000
2018-10-16Boiler inspection
2018-10-12HPD 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
2018-05-25311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017
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
2017-11-01Boiler inspection
2017-03-30311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2016
2016-12-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
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
2016-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-08311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015
2015-10-22311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-10-19311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
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
2015-09-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-03-08311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
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
2014
2014-09-09Mortgage satisfied — from 453 4TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to CAPTRON HEADWEAR CORP. PSRP
2013
2013-12-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,32A,50,50A,50B,50C,50D,50E. 50-CLOTHES DRYER VENTING INTO CEL LAR; 50A-DEBRIS AND STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM AND OUTSIDE AT HO
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-01Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY$3,000
2003
2003-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-11-03Mortgage $5,000 — from 453 4TH STREET OWNERS CORP to CAPTRON HEADWEAR CORP$5,000
1999-11-03Agreement — from CAPTRON HEADWEAR CORP to 453 4TH STREET OWNERS CORP
1999-11-03Mortgage assigned — from MINERVA, DONALD to CAPTRON HEADWEAR CORP
1998
1998-12-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-12-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-08-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1986
1986-12-11HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING EXTERIOR HANDLE BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF.
1986-12-11HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR AT BULKHEAD PUB HALL TO THE ROOF.
1986-12-11HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS AT ALL STYS PUB HALLS ON WALL AT OR NEAR STAIRS.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1986-06-02HPD class A: D26-16.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A SUITABLE STRAINER FOR THE DRAIN CELLAR FRONT STAIRS.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE AIR VENT TO OUTER BOILER ROOM FRONT.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE HANDRAIL 1 STY PUBLIC HALL TO CELLAR STAIRS.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM CELLAR FRONT.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK & CEMENT STEPS ENTRANCE TO BUILDING.
1986-06-02HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1986-06-02HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG.
1986-06-02HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
1986-06-02HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
1985
1985-11-20HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR AT DUMBWAITER SHAFT AT CELLAR CENTER.
1985-08-16DECL — from PADDINGTON COMPANY DBA; 453 4TH ST OWNERS CP
1985-08-16DECL — from 453 4TH ST OWNERS CP; PADDINGTON CO DBA
1985-05-01Mortgage satisfied — from MINERVA, DONALD to 225 SEVENTH AVE RLTYCP
1985-05-01Mortgage $125,000 — from 453 4TH ST OWNERS CORP to MINERVA, DONALD$125,000
1985-05-01Deed — from MINERVA, DONALD to 453 4TH ST OWNERS CORP
1984
1984-10-10DECL — from PADDINGTON CO./D/B/A; MINERVA, DONALD
1983
1983-09-30Deed — from MINERVA, DONALD to PADDINGTON COMPANY
1981
1981-07-17Mortgage — from MINERVA DONALD to 225 SEVENTH AVENUE REALTY CORP
1979
1979-10-11Deed — from 225 SEVENTH AVE RLTY CORP to MINERVA DONALD
1969
1969-12-12Mortgage — from DARZY ROSLYN to MUR CARL; MUR WILLIAM; REID PAULINE
1969-12-12Deed — from MUR WILLIAM; MUR CARL; REID PAULINE M; KURTZ PAULINE to DARZY ROSLYN