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38 8 Avenue

203Records
12City systems
10Open violations
15Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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203 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1842
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)38 EIGHTH AV RLTY CP
BBL1006250058
BIN1011449

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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 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Outdoor Dining (6) · Sewer (3) · Air Quality (2) · Obstruction (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1842)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)38 8 TH AVENUE REALTY
Head officerBRUCE J CAMACHO
Managing agent38 8 th Avenue realty corp
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,577,600 $2,509,920
2026$4,462,000 $2,007,900
2027$5,354,000 $2,409,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Arthur & SonsItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2022 (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.

Getting around

Subway14 St — A C E L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 12 St — M12 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 12 St & Hudson St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

38 8 Avenue

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

25 311 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: $600,000 on 2018-12-05 (lender: Dime Community Bank and Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), 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
2018-12-05Mortgage $600,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVE. REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $600,000
2018-12-05Agreement $800,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVE. REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2018-12-05AL&R $800,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVE. REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $800,000
2004-08-31AL&R $200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 38 EIGHTH AVE. REALTY CORP. $200,000
2004-08-31Mortgage $200,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $200,000
2004-05-20Agreement $900,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2004-05-20Mortgage $440,904 — from 38 EIGHTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $440,904
1998-11-04Mortgage $250,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES, LP $250,000
1998-07-16Mortgage $134,978 — from 38 EIGHTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $134,978
1988-11-30Mortgage $38,000 — from 247 WEST RLTY CORP; 38 8 AVE RLTY CORP to P E GUERIN INC $38,000
1988-11-02Mortgage $100,000 — from 247 W RLTY CORP; 38 EIGHTH AVE RLTY CP to WEISSMAN MGMNT CORP $100,000
1984-06-14Mortgage $150,000 — from 38 EIGHTH AVE. REALTY CP to CITIBANK, N.A. $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021014
20180125210
2019012025
2020001012
2021003025
20222050310
202322120218
202400150318
20250080311
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 38Health & systems 27

Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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