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197 8 Avenue

645Records
17City systems
14Open violations
27.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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645 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 267 311 service requests, 112 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)SNA ENTERPRISES INC
BBL1007440036
BIN1013263

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations14 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1990-11-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (26) · Dirty Condition (7) · Noise (7) · Encampment (7) · Taxi Complaint (7) · Food Poisoning (4).

Filed construction activity

$250,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)SNA ENTERPRISE
Head officerJOSPEH COHEN
Managing agentGEORGE CARRASCO
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,277,000 $1,924,650
2026$4,714,000 $2,121,300
2027$4,964,000 $2,233,800

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WillowVeganA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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

Subway23 St — C E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 100 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. 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

197 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

98 311 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: $7,520,500 on 2016-05-25 (lender: Clifton Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-05-25AL&R $7,520,500 — from SNA ENTERPRISES INC to CLIFTON SAVINGS BANK $7,520,500
2016-05-25Mortgage $7,520,500 — from SNA ENTERPRISES INC to CLIFTON SAVINGS BANK $7,520,500
2016-01-21RPTT&RET $11,912,244 — from ISAAKIDIS, DIMITRIOS; BISKOFF, GUS to 217 JAM LLC $11,912,244
2014-03-20Agreement $271,454 — from SNA ENTERPRISES, INC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $271,454
2008-09-29Agreement $310,294 — from SNA ENTERPRISES, INC to M &T REAL ESTATE TRUST $310,294
2003-10-20AL&R $547,652 — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. to SNA ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O STEPHAN ALEXAN $547,652
2003-10-20Agreement $547,652 — from SNA ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O STEPHAN ALEXAN to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $547,652
1996-09-09Mortgage $50,000 — from SNA ENTERPRISESN INC.; D. FERDLIGG REALTY CORP to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION $50,000
1991-06-24Mortgage $55,000 — from S N A ENTEPRISES, INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $55,000
1991-01-30Mortgage $181,976 — from SNA ENTERPRISES INC to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGBK $181,976
1986-06-25Mortgage $486,793 — from SNA ENTERPRISES INC to DOLLAR DRY DOCK ETAL $486,793
1984-07-27Mortgage $250,000 — from S.N.A. ENTERPRISES,INC. to CHEMICAL BANK $250,000
1982-07-21Mortgage $16,500 — from SNA ENTERPRISES, INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP. $16,500
1982-06-25Mortgage $11,100 — from SNA ENTERPRISES, INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP. $11,100
1982-03-25Mortgage $16,700 — from SNA ENTERPRISES,INC. to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP. $16,700

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
85
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171416223
20181081385
20194043754
20200018220
20210135339
20220969381
20230235946
20240223833
20250054559
20260125632
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 441Ownership & money 44Health & systems 56

Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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