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8 Christopher Street

355Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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355 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 23 DOB job filings, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1849
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CS 8
BBL1005930012
BIN1010267

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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 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Lost Property (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Taxi Compliment (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,358,464 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1849)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,536,000 $812,160
2026$12,282,000 $736,920
2027$10,440,000 $626,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PiecesAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Christopher St / Greenwich Av — M8 · 100 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

8 Christopher 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

21 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $48,368 on 1990-01-23 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-01-23Mortgage $48,369 — from OROSZ, PETER; PAJOR, LASZLO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $48,369
1986-04-17Mortgage $101,380 — from PAJOR, LASZLO; OROSZ, PETER to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $101,380
1986-01-21Mortgage $101,380 — from PAJOR, LASZLO; OROSZ, PETER to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $101,380

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172031134
20182018222
20191011113
20205124030
202100617
20220031132
20230045146
202400325
2025608115
2026019212
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 20Health & systems 19

Every one of the 355 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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