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203 8 Avenue

403Records
15City systems
41Open violations
45.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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403 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 62 ECB/OATH violations, 58 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ZEVA REALTY CORP
BBL1007440039
BIN1013265

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 45.8. 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 violations41 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Drug Activity (5) · Cannabis Retailer (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$147,000 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 (12)
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)ZEVA REALTY
Head officerILYA PRIZEL
Managing agentDMB PROPERTIES INC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,755,000 $789,750
2026$1,805,000 $812,250
2027$1,884,000 $847,800

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 1,050 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
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

203 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DMB PROPERTIES INC — 5 buildings, 96 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1225 1 Avenue MN27 A
337 East 50 Street MN26 A
342 East 13 Street MN22 B
203 8 Avenue MN12 B
1634 Lexington Avenue MN9 C

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701719
20180110213
20192718431
20200611118
202111431248
202243535478
20238424238
20241121326
2025126312
20260110213
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 230Ownership & money 5Health & systems 30

Every one of the 403 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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