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8 Liberty Place

336Records
15City systems
10Open violations
56.5Penalty rate

336 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 149 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 30 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC
BBL1000640025
BIN1001093

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.5. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Noise (4) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$21,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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)Liberty Place Commons LLC
Head officerManouchehr Malekan
Managing agentMalachite Group
Last registered2025-10-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,802,000 $1,260,900
2026$3,362,000 $1,512,900
2027$4,034,000 $1,815,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xi'an Famous FoodsChineseA—
Xi'an Famous FoodsChineseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cortlandt St — M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLiberty St & Nassau St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

8 Liberty Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MALACHITE GROUP — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Beaver Street MN6 C
16 Maiden Lane MN4 D
8 Liberty Place MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,434 on 2025-03-07 (lender: Peapack Private Bank & Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $1,500,000
2025-03-07Agreement $1,500,000 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $1,500,000
2025-03-07Mortgage $70,435 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $70,435
2021-11-29Agreement $1,565,012 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,565,012
2013-01-02Deed $3,000,000 — from LIBERTY NY ASSOCIATES LLC to LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC $3,000,000
2013-01-02Mortgage $1,875,000 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,875,000
2013-01-02AL&R $1,875,000 — from LIBERTY PLACE COMMONS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,875,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170460212
20182170111
201902100012
202000290029
202102201427
202202120014
20230370010
202404150120
202500365041
202600170219
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 241Ownership & money 20Health & systems 16

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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