630 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 HPD housing violations, 162 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 106.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · GENERAL (8) · SAFETY (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Panhandling (2).
$1,630,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 53 WEST 8TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | RIKIN SHETH |
| Managing agent | BERIK MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,406,000 | $1,082,700 |
| 2026 | $2,743,000 | $1,234,350 |
| 2027 | $2,855,000 | $1,284,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members Only | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 6 Av — M8 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 Ave & W 9 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
53 West 8 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
43 311 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.
Managed by BERIK MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 238 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3640 Broadway | MN | 35 | C |
| 180 Scholes Street | BK | 34 | B |
| 137 Bayard Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 348 West 118 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 352 West 118 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 53 West 8 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 42 Mulberry Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 137 Greenwich Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 250 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 132 East 30 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 947 Columbus Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 945 Columbus Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 140 East 30 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 133 West 14 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 160 Chambers Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 1008850061 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,250,000 on 2015-04-28 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | SMTG $3,250,000 — from D PROSPECT LLC; 53 WEST 8TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2017-05-08 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from 58 WEST 8TH STREET LLC; D PROSPECT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2015-04-28 | Mortgage $3,250,000 — from 53 WEST 8TH STREET LLC; D PROSPECT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2015-04-28 | Deed $6,600,000 — from M.Y. KO & COMPANY, INC. to D PROSPECT LLC; 53 WEST 8TH STREET LLC | $6,600,000 | |
| 2015-04-28 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from D PROSPECT LLC; 53 WEST 8TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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