Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

197 7 Ave

built 1900 · 5 stories · 17 apartments
Registered with the city: 191 CHELSEA LLC · 1 other building here list it

Apartments named in these records

8 of this building’s 17 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 18 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-60), registration expired since Oct 2019

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2002

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

4 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 10 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Leaks class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 36 more
2026 Jan
Leaks class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 4D class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt 2B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Dec
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Aug
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Jun
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 2B complaint
2023 Dec
Plumbing complaint
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 1C complaint
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 3A complaint
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 2C complaint
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 3A complaint
2023 Jul
Plumbing permit
2014 Aug
Plumbing permit
2002 Jan
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2025) · 3 complaints, 2024–2025

Electrical

1 complaint, 2025

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

25 open: 25 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (8), pests (4), mold (3), heat or hot water (2); 7 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 3 older records from 1992–2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 334 violations on record in all, 1992–2026 — the 225 most recent are listed here

2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 2A class B
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 2A class C · closed
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 2A class C · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditions class I
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Jan
Fire safetyApt 4D class C
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4D class B
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4D class B
Show 42 more
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2026 Jan
Leaks class A · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2026 Jan
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jan
Leaks class B · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jan
Leaks class B · closed
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 4D class B · closed
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4D class B · closed
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4D class B · closed
2025 Sep
PestsApt 2B class C
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Sep
ElectricalApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt 2B class B · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4D class B
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4D class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water class C
2024 Jul
MoldApt 2B class B
2024 Apr
MoldApt 2B class C
2023 Jun
PestsApt 2B class B
2021 Dec
PestsApt 1D class C
2021 Mar
MoldApt 2B class B
2021 Mar
PestsApt 2B class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

18 heat or hot water, 15 plumbing, 9 appliances, 8 safety, 5 floors or stairs, 3 general repairs, 3 pests, 2 leaks, 1 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 paint or plaster

2026 Sep
PlumbingApt 2A
2026 May
Heat or hot water
2026 May
Heat or hot water
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 1C
2026 Apr
Floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt 2A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2025 Dec
Appliances, floors or stairs, plumbing, leaksApt 2B
2025 Jul
PlumbingApt 2A
Show 62 more
2025 Jul
Appliances, general repairsApt 2A
2025 Jun
AppliancesApt 2A
2025 Apr
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 2B
2025 Mar
SafetyApt 2B
2025 Feb
Appliances, plumbingApt 2B
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2025 Feb
Appliances, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, pestsApt 2B
2025 Jan
Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, leaksApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Nov
Appliances, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2B
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 2B
2024 Oct
Floors or stairs, plumbing, safety, mold, pestsApt 2B
2024 Sep
Plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 2A
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 2B
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt 2B
2024 Sep
SafetyApt 2B
2024 Aug
Appliances, electrical, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2B
2024 Jul
ElectricalApt 2B
2024 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, plumbing, safety, mold, leaksApt 2B
2024 Jul
Appliances, electrical, plumbing, pestsApt 2B
2024 Jun
Electrical, mold, leaksApt 2B
2024 Jun
Appliances, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2B
2024 Jun
Appliances, electrical, heat or hot water, mold, leaksApt 2B
2024 May
SafetyApt 2B
2024 Apr
PlumbingApt 2B
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 2B
2024 Apr
Appliances, leaksApt 2B
2024 Apr
PlumbingApt 2B
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 2B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Mar
PestsApt 2B
2024 Mar
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water, moldApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
General repairs, plumbingApt 2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2024 Feb
Plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2B
2023 Dec
Plumbing
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 1C
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 3A
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 2C
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 3A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

14 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Apr
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 2A complaint
2026 Feb
Other conditions class I · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4D class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 32 more
2025 Dec
Appliances, floors or stairsApt 2B complaint
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Appliances, general repairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Jun
AppliancesApt 2A complaint
2025 Apr
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 2B complaint
2025 Mar
SafetyApt 2B complaint
2025 Feb
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2025 Feb
Appliances, floors or stairsApt 2B complaint
2025 Jan
Appliances, floors or stairs, safetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Dec
Paint or plaster, safetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Nov
Appliances, safetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Oct
Fail To Certify Class 1 DOB violation
2024 Oct
Floors or stairs, safetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 2B complaint
2024 Sep
SafetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Aug
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2024 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2024 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, safetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Jul
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2024 Jun
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2024 Jun
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2024 May
SafetyApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 2B complaint
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 2B complaint
2023 May
Structural permit
2019 Dec
Sign permit

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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