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12 East 8 Street

203Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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203 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 DOB job filings, 33 DOB permits, 32 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units4
ClassH8
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
BBL1005500027
BIN1077837, 1077900, 1077901

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (1) · Lead (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,326,955 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1930)
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)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Head officerLINDA CHIARELLI
Managing agentNEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,947,000 $876,150
2026$2,043,000 $919,350
2027$1,975,000 $888,750

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

Subway8 St-NYU — R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 8 St / 5 Av — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeUniversity Pl & E 8 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
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

12 East 8 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 YORK UNIVERSITY — 38 buildings, 1,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Bleecker Street MN397 A
125 West 14 Street MN275 A
347 East 33 Street MN209 A
106 East 14 Street MN172 A
14 Washington Place MN151 B
130 Mac Dougal Street MN138 A
320 East 22 Street MN94 A
79 Washington Square E MN93 A
1 1/2 5 Avenue MN92 A
37 Washington Square W MN63 A
27 Washington Square N MN27 A
6 East 8 Street MN11 A
22 East 8 Street MN10 A
36 East 8 Street MN7 A
12 East 8 Street MN4 A
16 East 8 Street MN1 A
18 East 8 Street MN0 —
35 5 Avenue MN0 —
246 Mercer Street MN0 —
5 University Place MN0 —
433 East 30 Street MN0 —
35 Cooper Square MN0 —
15 Washington Place MN0 —
126 East 14 Street MN0 —
334 East 26 Street MN0 —
316 3 Avenue MN0 —
787 Broadway MN0 —
31 3 Avenue MN0 —
35 Washington Square W MN0 —
21 Union Square MN0 —
38 East 7 Street MN0 —
67 3 Avenue MN0 —
120 East 12 Street MN0 —
334 East 25 Street MN0 —
89 West 3 Street MN0 —
1 Washington Square N MN0 —
330 East 25 Street MN0 —
545 1 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,380,000 on 1986-07-25 (lender: Sailors' Snug Harbortr/), covering 16 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-07-25Mortgage $1,380,000 — from 1031 MANAGEMENT CORP to SAILORS' SNUG HARBORTR/ $1,380,000
1984-01-11Mortgage $241,000 — from RILEY, ALLAN J. to TRUSTEES/SAILORS ETC. $241,000
1983-06-01Mortgage $1,139,000 — from RILEY, ALLAN J. to TRUSTEES/SAILOR'S ETC. $1,139,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017210014
2018003025
2019302027
202031030319
20211930114
2022003025
20237370219
20242140310
20256130212
2026100113
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 28Health & systems 23

Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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