226 7 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00983-0041BIN 3021144

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0119 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
0219 of those issued in the last 3 years
0312 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

130

Open now

204

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-30

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET ASSEMBLY OF DOOR KNOB AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , , 1st STORY

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE THREAD, 1ST AND 8TH FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE RISER, 2ND FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3LIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

113

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster19

Water Leak19

Unsanitary Condition19

Door/Window11

Electric9

Flooring/Stairs9

Safety7

Plumbing6

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

182

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified77

Residential46

Street/Sidewalk31

Vehicle13

Commercial12

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony32

Misdemeanor41

Violation16

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 6 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

No active DOB violations.

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 2026-07-24

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-05-01

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-08

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

226 7TH AVENUE INVESTORS LLC

Head officer

ART BELLINI

Managing agent

CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT

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

400 7 AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-03-12$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2026-03-06 · $11,150,000

Most recent mortgage2017-07-31 · $1,000,000

Sale2026-03-06$11,150,000

400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC, 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC → TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC, ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC, 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP.

Sale2026-03-06$11,150,000

400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC, 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC → TEN JOW HOO REALTY LLC, ADB JS 7TH AVE LLC, 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP.

Mortgage2017-07-31$1,000,000

borrower 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC, 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC · lender MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-09-13$3,300,000

borrower 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC, 400 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Sale2015-02-18$4,000,000

GREENE, MITCHELL, VILLANELLA, JOHN → 226 7TH AVE INVESTORS LLC

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