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393 8 Avenue

398Records
14City systems
7Open violations
258Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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398 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)393 8TH AVENUE DEVELOPERS LLC
BBL1007530040
BIN1076133, 1091589

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 258. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-09-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$22,312 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: Noise (8) · Graffiti (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)393 8TH AVENUE DEVELOPERS, LLC.
Head officerEFRAIN ALLER
Managing agent393 8th avenue developers, llc
Last registered2025-06-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,014,000 $2,706,300
2026$6,415,000 $2,886,750
2027$6,764,000 $3,043,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NYC PizzeriaPizzaA—
New DynastyChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 6 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

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
28 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 31 St — M20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 30 St & 8 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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

393 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

23 311 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: $75,000 on 2003-12-22 (lender: Midwood Owners Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-12-22Agreement $250,000 — from FRANCO'S OF EIGHTH AVE. REALTY, INC. to MIDWOOD OWNERS CORP. $250,000
2003-12-22Mortgage $75,000 — from FRANCO'S OF EIGHTH AVE. REALTY, INC. to MIDWOOD OWNERS CORP. $75,000
2003-03-24AL&R $175,000 to ALLER ENTERPRISES INC. $175,000
2003-03-24Mortgage $175,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC. to MIDWOOD OWNERS CORP. $175,000
1998-12-30Mortgage $850,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES, INC. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $850,000
1996-04-01Mortgage $43,356 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES, INC. to AT&T SMALL BUSINESSLENDING CORPORATION $43,356
1990-07-26Mortgage $67,181 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC to AMALGAMATED BANK NY $67,181
1990-02-20Mortgage $150,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRIES INC to L.A. REALTY COMPANY $150,000
1988-08-10Mortgage $150,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC to BLEECKER-THOMPSON CORP $150,000
1988-06-02Mortgage $25,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC to BLEECKER-THOMPSON CORP $25,000
1988-02-05Mortgage $25,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC to BLEECKER-THOMPSON CORP $25,000
1987-10-07Mortgage $50,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES INC to BLEECKER-THOMPSON CP $50,000
1985-03-08Mortgage $57,434 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES, INC. to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP. $57,434
1984-06-11Mortgage $412,360 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES, INC. to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP. $412,360
1983-08-15Mortgage $60,000 — from ALLER ENTERPRISES, INC. to LA REALTY CO. $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170830213
2018115018
2019122106131
20204080012
20214060111
20221170312
20232360314
202402780237
202526110221
20260070310
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 131Ownership & money 79Health & systems 23

Every one of the 398 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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