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171 8 Avenue

194Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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194 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 FDNY inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1942
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassJ2
Owner (PLUTO)THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC.
BBL1007420039
BIN1013110

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Graffiti (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Taxi Report (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,853,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,482,000 $1,566,900
2026$3,560,000 $1,602,000
2027$3,645,000 $1,640,250

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MENTAL-MORAL IMPROVE

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Joyce TheaterAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (1 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
18 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 17 St — M20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

171 8 Avenue

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.

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: $400,000 on 1982-01-19 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-04Deed $16,000,000 — from BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC.; ORIGINAL BALLETS FOUNDATION, INC. to THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. $16,000,000
2012-09-26CNTR $2,000,000 — from BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC. to JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. $2,000,000
1982-01-19Mortgage $400,000 — from ORIGINAL BALLETS FDN,INC; ELGIN THEATRE FDN, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012036
20185250214
20190180110
2020001012
202110130115
20220270110
20237392122
20243370417
20250270110
2026004048
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 27Health & systems 24

Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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