859 7 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01008-0001BIN 1083722

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous)
023 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1911

Built

Floors

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 1 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§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 SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-05-195+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-07

(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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-29

(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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Unsanitary Condition2

General1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2021-05-08 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2021-03-09 · closed

GeneralCooking Gas2021-03-07 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

985

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Vehicle442

Unspecified261

Street/Sidewalk115

Residential86

Commercial78

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly vehicle) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

512

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony215

Misdemeanor245

Violation52

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 2 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-11-14

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED/SHIFTED TERRA COTTA SECTION ON THE 22FL OF EXP4(SOUTH).REMEDY: IMMED TAKE ACTION AND PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC. INSTALL PUBLIC PROTECTION AT EXP4(SOUTH) MAKE IMMED REPAIRS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LIC PROF ALOS REMOVE/SECURE ALL LOOSE/HANGING MATERIAL

ACTIVE · LL2604E-EMERGENCY POWER NONE2008-03-31

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE1988-12-23

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-07

CONH

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-15

CONH

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Wellington Property Owner, LLC

Head officer

Richard Born

Managing agent

Richard Born

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

43 WEST 35 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22018-10-15$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-06-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1969-10-05 · no recorded price

Sale2021-06-22no recorded price

WELLINGTON 871 HOLDING, LLC → WELLINGTON PROPERTY OWNER, LLC

Sale1976-07-09no recorded price

ROSSO REALTY CORP → WELLINGTON HOTEL CO

Sale1976-07-07no recorded price

WELLINGTON HOTEL CO → ROSSO REALTY CORP

Sale1974-02-01no recorded price

WILLAUR HOTEL CORP → WELLINGTON HOTEL CO

Mortgage1969-10-05no recorded price

borrower WILLIAM HOTEL CORP · lender GELLER ANNA LUISA, GELLER JACOB

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale