470 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 91 DOB violations, 86 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (10) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Non (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
$1,896,926 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,465,000 | $2,459,250 |
| 2026 | $5,897,000 | $2,653,650 |
| 2027 | $5,968,000 | $2,685,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Castle | Hamburgers | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2012 (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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 38 St · 200 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.
539 8 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
28 311 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: $7,329 on 2025-09-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Mortgage $7,330 — from 541 CONSTRUCTION CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,330 | |
| 2025-09-29 | Agreement $1,051,842 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 541 CONSTRUCTION CORP. | $1,051,842 | |
| 2024-09-04 | RPTT $3,664,559 — from MEMBERS OF NEW TRADITION HOLDINGS LLC to BTO NITRO BUYER LLC | $3,664,559 | |
| 2015-10-06 | Mortgage $1,125,000 — from 541 CONSTRUCTION CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,125,000 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Every one of the 470 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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