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334 West 4 Street

737Records
18City systems
12Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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737 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 70 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1873
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE
BBL1006260041
BIN1078225, 1078226

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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 88% 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. In ZIP 10014, 69% 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 violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1994-07-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · Street Sign (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$186,400 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 (1873)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent45-47-49 EIGHTN AVENUE LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,430,000 $2,443,500
2026$6,017,000 $2,707,650
2027$5,950,000 $2,677,500

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Anntremet CakeBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, 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 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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 4 St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGansevoort St & Hudson St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

334 West 4 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

20 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,975,000 on 2002-07-31 (lender: New York Community 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
2018-04-24Agreement $1,526,000 — from 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,526,000
2018-04-24AL&R $1,526,000 — from 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,526,000
2011-08-04RPTT&RET $5,000 — from JZ FOOD & WINE, LLC to BARRIO 47, LLC $5,000
2011-02-24AL&R $1,711,502 — from 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,711,502
2011-02-24Agreement $1,711,502 — from 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,711,502
2004-10-25Agreement $1,758,383 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE, LLC $1,758,383
2002-07-31Mortgage $1,975,000 — from 45-47-49 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,975,000
1983-02-23Mortgage $102,500 — from REALTY PACE SETTERS,INC to LIFTON, MARTIN $102,500
1983-02-18Mortgage $530,000 — from REALTY PACE SETTERS,INC. to APPLEHEAD RLTY&MAGOOASC $530,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201744420656
20185464221
201964110223
2020004026
202101100213
2022102330247
202301100213
20240172313
202503140219
2026001045
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The full timeline

Construction 112Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 460Ownership & money 39Health & systems 35

Every one of the 737 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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