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205 8 Avenue

377Records
14City systems
3Open violations
13.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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377 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC
BBL1007440040
BIN1013266

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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 54% 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 13.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Drug Activity (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Panhandling (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,485,956 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (10)
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)205 EIGHTH AVE LLC
Head officerSTEVEN GAUTIER
Managing agentWILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,057,000 $1,375,650
2026$3,543,000 $1,594,350
2027$3,720,000 $1,674,000

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 0.2 mi 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 · 150 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

205 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

38 311 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 WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC — 14 buildings, 218 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
277 West 11 Street MN36 B
119 West 15 Street MN28 B
388 Broome Street MN26 A
59 East 7 Street MN24 B
57 West 10 Street MN22 B
44 Grand Street MN16 C
117 West 15 Street MN12 B
207 8 Avenue MN12 A
9 Charles Street MN10 A
205 8 Avenue MN10 A
24 East 73 Street MN7 A
630 Hudson Street MN6 A
52 Bond Street MN5 B
332 Bowery MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $418,766 on 2025-11-07 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC,), 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
2025-12-23RPTT $25,926,694 — from WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. to BLAZING STAR PARENT LLC $25,926,694
2025-11-07Deed $16,625,000 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC $16,625,000
2025-11-07AL&R $9,115,000 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $9,115,000
2025-11-07Agreement $9,115,000 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $9,115,000
2025-11-07Mortgage $1,456,234 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $1,456,234
2025-11-07AL&R $1,456,234 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $1,456,234
2025-11-07Mortgage $418,766 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $418,766
2025-11-07AL&R $418,766 — from BCC 205-207 EIGHTH AVE, LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC, $418,766
2025-10-30Sold for $16,625,000 $16,625,000 $1,662,500
2022-06-27CERR $10,636,844 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,636,844
2019-05-23AL&R $11,000,000 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2019-05-23Agreement $11,000,000 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2016-05-23Agreement $12,800,000 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $12,800,000
2016-05-23AL&R $12,800,000 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $12,800,000
2016-05-23Mortgage $5,559,619 — from 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,559,619

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171180111
201800190120
20192065215
202011050016
202153250134
202235331244
2023103015
20240064111
2025101311126
202690300241
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The full timeline

Construction 75Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 51Health & systems 19

Every one of the 377 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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