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519 8 Avenue

1,385Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,385 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 667 311 service requests, 218 DOB permits, 160 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1927
Floors25
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOC
BBL1007590045
BIN1013576

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Patterns

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

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

114 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (34) · Encampment (31) · Noise (16) · Dirty Condition (6) · Panhandling (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,711,217 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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$51,113,000 $23,000,850
2026$51,486,000 $23,168,700
2027$51,895,000 $23,352,750

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
EssenAmericanA—
EssenOtherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 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 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 350 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

519 8 Avenue

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

114 311 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: $8,962,568 on 2022-07-18 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-27RPTT&RET $80,690 — from 8TH AVENUE EGSK LLC to THE I.B. TRUST - DAVID'S TRUST; PAUL ROSENBERG, TRUSTEE $80,690
2025-06-27RPTT&RET $170,386 — from 8TH AVENUE EGSK LLC to KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. $170,386
2025-06-27RPTT&RET $80,690 — from 8TH AVENUE EGSK LLC to THE I.B. TRUST - BENJAMIN'S TRUST; PAUL ROSENBERG, TRUSTEE $80,690
2022-07-18Agreement $30,000,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $30,000,000
2022-07-18Mortgage $8,962,569 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,962,569
2022-07-18AL&R $30,000,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $30,000,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2014-11-28Agreement $25,000,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to SWISS RE LIFE & HEALTH AMERICA, INC. $25,000,000
2014-11-28Mortgage $8,728,042 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to SWISS RE LIFE & HEALTH AMERICA, INC. $8,728,042
2007-09-05AL&R $18,000,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $18,000,000
2007-09-05Agreement $18,000,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $18,000,000
2007-09-05Mortgage $12,023,530 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $12,023,530
2004-03-04Mortgage $2,500,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,500,000
2004-03-04Mortgage $500,000 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $500,000
1999-12-06Mortgage $1,306,567 — from KAUFMAN 8TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,306,567

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732130422
20181511101239
201996150232
20207180218
20217090117
202213526845295
202316212001139
202463802697
202530203430
20264060313
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The full timeline

Construction 404Enforcement 221Housing & tenants 669Ownership & money 55Health & systems 36

Every one of the 1,385 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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