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51 West 8 Street

487Records
17City systems
16Open violations
94.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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487 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 93 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1877
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)OWEMANCO IN THE VILLAGE L.P.
BBL1005720069
BIN1009448

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 94.9. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$546,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1877)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)OWEMANCO IN THE VILLAGE LP
Head officerADAM TOBE
Managing agentR.E.M. RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,133,000 $959,850
2026$2,024,000 $910,800
2027$2,107,000 $948,150

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jbeatery LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 6 Av — M8 · 150 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & W 9 St · 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

51 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL — 117 buildings, 3,819 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B30 · C15 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
304 East 41 Street MN200 A
225 East 63 Street MN151 B
25 Hillside Avenue MN142 D
305 2 Avenue MN127 A
25-10 30 Road QN120 B
3410 Kingsbridge Avenue BX117 D
88 Bleecker Street MN107 A
45-35 44 Street QN100 B
235 West 75 Street MN97 A
85-05 35 Avenue QN90 B
570 West 204 Street MN89 C
85-50 85 Drive QN84 A
63-70 Austin Street QN84 C
76-09 34 Avenue QN83 A
2800 Heath Avenue BX78 B
940 St Nicholas Avenue MN73 B
244 Fieldston Terrace BX72 C
4360 Baychester Avenue BX72 C
22-43 Jackson Avenue QN71 A
255 Hudson Street MN64 A
40-15 Hampton Street QN60 B
94-06 34 Road QN59 C
34 Seaman Avenue MN59 D
24 Bennett Avenue MN58 A
545 Cathedral Parkway MN54 A
44-46 Purves Street QN49 A
2340 Valentine Avenue BX49 C
86-20 Park Lane South QN48 A
3512 Broadway MN40 B
235 East 84 Street MN38 A
35-19 147 Street QN37 B
312 West 48 Street MN35 A
2024 68 Street BK34 B
15 East 19th Street BK33 A
387 Greenwich Street MN33 A
25 Cornelia Street MN32 A
234 Union Avenue BK32 B
251 West 98 Street MN32 A
1133 Park Avenue MN32 A
14 Hope Street BK30 A
323 West 75 Street MN30 A
265 West 87 Street MN26 A
250 East 31 Street MN25 A
2118 64 Street BK24 B
61 St Nicholas Place MN24 C
116 East 17 Street MN22 A
2129 Amsterdam Avenue MN21 D
3612 Broadway MN21 F
632 East 186 Street BX20 C
293 Hawthorne Street BK20 B
55 West 74 Street MN19 A
1376 1 Avenue MN18 A
32-02 34 Avenue QN18 C
353 Central Park West MN17 A
330 East 94 Street MN16 A
57 West 8 Street MN16 A
489 Columbus Avenue MN16 C
18 East 23 Street MN16 A
190 Claremont Avenue MN16 B
107 West 106 Street MN16 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,720,000 on 2025-03-20 (lender: Northeast Bank), covering 2 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
2025-03-20Mortgage $5,720,000 — from OWEMANCO IN THE VILLAGE L.P to NORTHEAST BANK $5,720,000
2025-03-20AL&R $5,720,000 — from OWEMANCO IN THE VILLAGE L.P to NORTHEAST BANK $5,720,000
2025-03-20Deed $3,740,000 — from 51 WEST 8TH LLC to OWEMANCO IN THE VILLAGE L.P. $3,740,000
2025-03-07Sold for $3,740,000 $3,740,000 $233,750

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700230124
201800110112
201901120215
202001180120
202100200121
202200102214
202301450248
2024005027
202522424151
202617157702111
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 390Ownership & money 14Health & systems 20

Every one of the 487 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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