549 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 DOB permits, 119 311 service requests, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (7) · Lost Property (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Dumping (2).
$467,705 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (320) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44,141,000 | $19,863,450 |
| 2026 | $49,276,000 | $22,174,200 |
| 2027 | $57,111,000 | $25,699,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubletree BY Hilton / Vue 180 Rooftop Bar & Lounge | Not yet graded | — | |
| VUE525 & VUE180 | American | A | — |
| Vanilla Gorilla Cafe | Coffee/Tea | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.
| Subway | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 38 St · 400 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.
523 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
39 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,499,581 on 2025-10-06 (lender: Oceanview Life And Annuity Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AL&R $68,350,000 — from TSS 8TH OPERATING LLC; TSS 8TH LLC to OCEANVIEW LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY | $68,350,000 | |
| 2025-10-06 | Agreement $68,350,000 — from TSS 8TH OPERATING LLC; TSS 8TH LLC to OCEANVIEW LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY | $68,350,000 | |
| 2025-10-06 | Mortgage $3,499,581 — from TSS 8TH OPERATING LLC; TSS 8TH LLC to OCEANVIEW LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY | $3,499,581 | |
| 2025-10-06 | ASSTO $68,675,718 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to TSS 8TH LLC | $68,675,718 | |
| 2021-07-08 | Agreement $64,850,419 — from LSCH LLC; NY 8TH AVE OPERATING TENANT LLC to WF CREL 2020 GRANTOR TRUST | $64,850,419 | |
| 2021-07-08 | AL&R $64,850,419 — from NY 8TH AVE OPERATING TENANT LLC; LSCH LLC to WF CREL 2020 GRANTOR TRUST | $64,850,419 | |
| 2021-07-08 | Mortgage $1,350,419 — from LSCH LLC; NY 8TH AVE OPERATING TENANT LLC to WF CREL 2020 GRANTOR TRUST | $1,350,419 | |
| 2021-06-25 | RPTT&RET $47,398,364 — from MCYVONNE COMPANY LLC; SNDJ 8TH AVE LLC; CHANG, SAM to NY 8TH AVE INVESTOR LLC | $47,398,364 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Mortgage $33,550,424 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $33,550,424 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Agreement $63,500,000 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $63,500,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | AL&R $63,500,000 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $63,500,000 | |
| 2019-11-06 | Mortgage $11,500,000 — from RONBET EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (THE) | $11,500,000 | |
| 2019-11-06 | AL&R $11,500,000 — from RONBET EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (THE) | $11,500,000 | |
| 2018-07-18 | AL&R $23,713,819 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to 525 8TH AVENUE 1 LLC | $23,713,819 | |
| 2018-07-18 | Mortgage $23,713,819 — from LSCH LLC D/B/A LSCH 8TH AVE LLC to 525 8TH AVENUE 1 LLC | $23,713,819 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2018 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 59 |
| 2019 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 42 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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