270 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.6. 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$480,808 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1895) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC |
| Head officer | LAURENCE R LEVY |
| Managing agent | ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,927,200 | $6,267,240 |
| 2026 | $14,856,000 | $6,685,200 |
| 2027 | $15,664,000 | $7,048,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 6 Av — M8 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 Ave & W 9 St · 300 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.
55 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC — 19 buildings, 361 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 East 83 Street | MN | 52 | A |
| 337 West 21 Street | MN | 31 | B |
| 2560 Broadway | MN | 27 | A |
| 332 East 67 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 422 East 58 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 336 East 67 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 122 Mac Dougal Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 399 West Broadway | MN | 20 | A |
| 87 Christopher Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 318 East 59 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 231 East 58 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 320 East 59 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 585 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 16 | A |
| 459 West 49 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 457 West 49 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 108 West 17 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 9 East 10 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 55 West 8 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 105 West 16 Street | MN | 3 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,205,194 on 2016-12-12 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-12 | Mortgage $2,205,195 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,205,195 | |
| 2016-12-12 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-03 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-03 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-03 | Mortgage $178,108 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $178,108 | |
| 2006-07-24 | Mortgage $750,000 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2006-07-24 | AL&R $750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2003-12-18 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2003-12-18 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2003-12-18 | Mortgage $310,367 — from JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC | $310,367 | |
| 1987-05-07 | Mortgage $1,065,810 — from JANART EQUITIES INC to INDEPENDENCE SVGS BK | $1,065,810 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 104 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 270 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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