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31 West 8 Street

962Records
18City systems
42Open violations
179Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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962 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 HPD complaints, 211 311 service requests, 129 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1845
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC
BBL1005720059
BIN1009442

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 179. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2003-12-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 43 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’23–24
24
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$2,812 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Real Time Enforcement (5) · Noise (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$79,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1845)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)3868 BROADWAY REALTY LLC
Head officerJONATHAN RUHL
Managing agentTOMAS APONTE
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,145,000 $1,415,250
2026$3,812,000 $1,715,400
2027$3,910,000 $1,759,500

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Classic ArrepasSpanishAMice evidence
Kazumi OmakaseJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 6 Av — M8 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Washington Sq · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

31 West 8 Street

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

73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $386,303 on 2020-04-03 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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
2020-04-03AL&R $8,750,000 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,750,000
2020-04-03Agreement $8,750,000 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,750,000
2020-04-03Mortgage $386,304 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $386,304
2013-04-23Mortgage $73,336 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $73,336
2013-04-23Agreement $9,150,000 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $9,150,000
2008-04-25AL&R $9,500,000 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $9,500,000
2008-04-25Mortgage $2,879,497 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,879,497
2008-04-25Deed $8,525,000 — from WEST 8 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC $8,525,000
2008-04-25Agreement $9,500,000 — from 3868 BROADWAY REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $9,500,000
2005-05-26AL&R $4,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WEST 8 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC $4,700,000
2005-05-26Deed $6,150,000 — from HALPERN, RICHARD; HILFORD, ANDREW; KASHUK, BARBARA; HALPERN, JAMES; HILFORD, JEFFREY; HILF to WEST 8 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC $6,150,000
2005-05-26Mortgage $4,700,000 — from WEST 8 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,700,000
1999-04-12Mortgage $287,192 — from WEINSTEIN, HELEN ASTRUSTEE; KASHUK, RICHARD AS EXECUTOR; KASHUK, BARBARA AS EXECUTOR; HILF to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $287,192
1988-11-30Mortgage $113,593 — from WILL-RICH REALTY CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK $113,593

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
20180160310
201905160425
202001164122
202100160117
202200210223
202351630372
20244129004110
202540450251
202601210628
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 748Ownership & money 60Health & systems 31

Every one of the 962 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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