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481 8 Avenue

2,991Records
24City systems
17Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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2,991 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 24 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,001 311 service requests, 419 DOB violations, 364 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1929
Floors42
Res. units0
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIF ICATION OF WORLD CHRISTIANITY
BBL1007580037
BIN1013561

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-27.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

22 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$34,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

482 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (196) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (66) · Illegal Parking (51) · Noise (44) · Consumer Complaint (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16).

Filed construction activity

$7,012,524 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HOLY SPIRIT ASSOC FOR THE UNIFICATION
Head officerSIMONE DOROSKI
Managing agentSIMONE DOROSKI
Last registered2026-06-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$177,466,000 $79,859,700
2026$180,506,000 $81,227,700
2027$180,873,000 $81,392,850

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 7)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Yorker Hotel KitchenAmericanA—
Starbucks Coffe #55085Coffee/TeaA—
Tick Tock Diner/ Butcher and the BankerAmericanB—
Trattoria BiancaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Allergy Information, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility), shared by 4 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 34 St / 8 Av — M34-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 35 St & 8 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

481 8 Avenue

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

482 311 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: $110,000,000 on 2016-10-19 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-20Deed $400,000,000 — from MICKEY BARRETO MISSIONS to MICKEY BARRETO MISSIONS $400,000,000
2019-05-28DEEDO $189,336,000 — from BARRETO, MICKEY to BARRETO, MICKEY; MICKEY BARRETO MISSIONS $189,336,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2016-10-19AL&R $110,000,000 — from THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIF to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $110,000,000
2016-10-19AL&R $110,000,000 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $110,000,000
2016-10-19Agreement $110,000,000 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $110,000,000
2016-10-19SPRD $12,735,872 — from THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIF; NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $12,735,872
2016-10-19Mortgage $110,000,000 — from HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIFICAT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $110,000,000
2016-10-19Mortgage $15,798,115 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $15,798,115
2014-04-28SMTG $20,000,000 — from HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIFICAT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $20,000,000
2014-04-28AL&R $13,331,117 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $13,331,117
2014-04-28Mortgage $13,331,117 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $13,331,117
2014-04-28AL&R $6,668,883 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,668,883
2014-04-28Mortgage $6,668,883 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,668,883
2008-07-15Mortgage $15,000,000 — from NEW YORKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT, INC.; MANHATTAN CENTER STUDIOS, INC.; THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIA to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $15,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201764544014109
2018105143140145
2019251455653153
2020924128025186
20218182903287
20226284048140
20231850945113
2024135135417174
20251924200019262
20261313209012247
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The full timeline

Construction 631Enforcement 703Housing & tenants 1,233Ownership & money 113Health & systems 311

Every one of the 2,991 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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