The once well-appointed five story building at 210 Seventh Ave. has been abandoned for about two decades. On April 12, it was gutted by a three-alarm blaze that took nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel two hours to bring under control.
The once well-appointed five story building at 210 Seventh Ave. has been abandoned for about two decades. On April 12, it was gutted by a three-alarm blaze that took nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel two hours to bring under control. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker)

The abandoned five-story building, reportedly owned by an absentee landlord, has long been an eyesore on Seventh Avenue and 22nd Street.

Chelsea Building Gutted by Early Morning Fire
13 Apr 2026 | 12:27
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It was bound to happen, and at the same time seemed it never would. The perennial eyesore at 210 7th Avenue was finally gutted by flames early Sunday morning in a three alarm blaze of unknown origin.

The smell of smoke infiltrated the neighborhood, but Sam’s deli, which is immediately adjacent to...

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