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461 8 Avenue

2,082Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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2,082 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 817 DOB permits, 570 DOB job filings, 331 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1917
Floors24
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)5 PENN PLAZA LLC
BBL1007570031
BIN1013547

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Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

3
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (37) · Taxi Complaint (22) · Illegal Parking (13) · Non (8) · Noise (7) · Consumer Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$45,182,082 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (254 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$188,057,000 $84,625,650
2026$180,091,000 $81,040,950
2027$180,692,000 $81,311,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
5 Penn Coffee BarAmericanA—
Cafe CinqAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

14 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 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

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 34 St / 8 Av — M34-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 33 St · 150 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

461 8 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

118 311 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: $111,085,492 on 2007-04-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-15Agreement $260,000,000 — from WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, to 5 PENN PLAZA LLC $260,000,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2016-02-02M&CON $260,000,000 — from 5 PENN PLAZA LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC; CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $260,000,000
2016-02-02AL&R $260,000,000 — from 5 PENN PLAZA LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC; CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $260,000,000
2015-01-07RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $3,535,942
2015-01-07RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $3,535,942
2007-04-09AL&R $203,000,000 — from 5 PENN PLAZA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $203,000,000
2007-04-09Agreement $203,000,000 — from 5 PENN PLAZA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $203,000,000
2007-04-09Mortgage $111,085,493 — from 5 PENN PLAZA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $111,085,493
2007-01-17RPTT $15,792,259 — from MCI, INC, ON BEHALF OF ITS FORMER SHAREH; SHAREHOLDERS OF MCI INC.; MCI, INC., ON BEHALF O to ELI ACQUISITION LLC; ELI ACQUISITION LLC $15,792,259
2007-01-17RPTT $15,792,259 — from MCI, INC, ON BEHALF OF ITS FORMER SHAREH; SHAREHOLDERS OF MCI INC.; MCI, INC., ON BEHALF O to ELI ACQUISITION LLC; ELI ACQUISITION LLC $15,792,259
1989-10-18Mortgage $32,568,956 — from 461 EIGHTH AVE ASSOC to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALETAL $32,568,956
1989-04-07Mortgage $13,276,000 — from 461 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSC to FIRST NATIONAL BK/CHCGO $13,276,000
1989-04-07Mortgage $1,724,000 — from 461 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOC to FIRST NATIONAL BANKCHCG $1,724,000
1985-03-13Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 461 8TH AVE ASSOCIATES to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALETC $8,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017649110993
2018578201995
2019502180777
20201013210549
2021501370391
2022560220785
202335101701476
20244942401188
202510403648152
20267635508142
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The full timeline

Construction 1,398Enforcement 174Housing & tenants 332Ownership & money 93Health & systems 85

Every one of the 2,082 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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