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8 Beach Street

606Records
17City systems
38Open violations
950.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Tribeca-Civic Center
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606 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 111 HPD housing violations, 88 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors8
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)8 BEACH STREET REALT
BBL1001900039
BIN1002171

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 950.4. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations38 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
9
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$72,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PLUMBING (7).

Filed construction activity

$230,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerIRA LIFSHUTZ
Managing agentNEW AIM REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,775,000 $5,298,750
2026$12,560,000 $5,652,000
2027$13,243,000 $5,959,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayCanal St — A C E · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Varick St / North Moore St — M20 · 250 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & Walker St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 Beach Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

81 311 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 NEW AIM REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C5 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 West 91 Street MN10 A
315 West 91 Street MN9 B
112 West 15 Street MN9 A
1479 York Avenue MN8 A
1481 York Avenue MN8 B
90 Nassau Street MN7 C
8 Beach Street MN5 F
122 East 37 Street MN4 C
144 Waverly Place MN4 C
102 West 29 Street MN4 D
355 East 62 Street MN1 C
318 West 20 Street MN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,288,722 on 2013-07-15 (lender: Sovereign Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-07Agreement $7,800,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $7,800,000
2021-07-07AL&R $7,800,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $7,800,000
2013-07-15Mortgage $4,288,723 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $4,288,723
2013-07-15Agreement $9,060,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $9,060,000
2011-09-19Agreement $4,900,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,900,000
2011-09-19Mortgage $551,102 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $551,102
2008-07-21Mortgage $499,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $499,000
2006-07-24Mortgage $350,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000
2004-09-24AL&R $3,972,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC $3,972,000
2004-09-24Mortgage $800,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY, LLC to ALFONSO L. DEMATTEIS FAMILY LIMITED PART $800,000
2004-09-24Mortgage $3,972,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,972,000
2004-09-24Deed $5,700,000 — from 8 BEACH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to 8 BEACH STREET REALTY LLC $5,700,000
2004-03-16Deed $4,697,940 — from KONGSHANG, RUNE; MARQUES, JEAN-FRANCOIS to 8 BEACH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC $4,697,940
2002-07-17Mortgage $940,500 — from KONGSHAUG, RUNE; MARQUES, JEAN-FRANCOIS to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $940,500
1998-05-05Mortgage $100,000 — from MARQUES, JEAN-FRANCOIS; KONGSHAUG, RUNE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170440210
20182180213
2019233008
20202340110
2021006309
202200110011
202312140017
202413830087
2025211320146
202610816200180
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 345Ownership & money 72Health & systems 15

Every one of the 606 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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