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545 8 Avenue

827Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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827 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 183 DOB permits, 136 311 service requests, 132 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1927
Floors23
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)545 EIGHTH AVE ASSOC.
BBL1007610033
BIN1013622

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (14) · Taxi Complaint (8) · Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,819,513 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (63 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$26,446,000 $11,900,700
2026$25,325,000 $11,396,250
2027$25,286,000 $11,378,700

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 fuelNO2FUEL
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
SubwaySandwichesA—

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: Toilet Facility) · 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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 600 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 38 St · 100 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

545 8 Avenue

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

45 311 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: $19,067,715 on 2018-01-12 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-12AL&R $20,932,285 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $20,932,285
2018-01-12Agreement $20,932,285 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $20,932,285
2018-01-12Mortgage $19,067,715 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,067,715
2013-05-07Agreement $22,000,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,000,000
2013-05-07AL&R $22,000,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,000,000
2013-05-07Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2006-02-02Mortgage $5,814,886 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,814,886
2006-02-02Agreement $17,000,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,000,000
2001-01-29Mortgage $2,494,266 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA $2,494,266
2001-01-29Mortgage $2,875,734 — from 241 WEST 37TH STREETASSOCIATES; 545 EIGHTH AVEANUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA $2,875,734
2001-01-29Mortgage $5,005,000 — from 241 WEST 37TH STREETASSOCIATES; 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HSBC BANK USA $5,005,000
1996-02-13Mortgage $6,630,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FEOH CORP. $6,630,000
1996-02-13Mortgage $5,370,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FEOH CORP. $5,370,000
1988-06-24Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVE ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $3,000,000
1987-04-14Mortgage $500,000 — from 545 EIGHTH AVE ASSOCIATE to ROYAL BANK & TRUST CO $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017171550340
20189943530
20199360220
202091140125
202126351136
202235490149
20231810120242
2024132130533
2025190120132
202684150431
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The full timeline

Construction 361Enforcement 229Housing & tenants 140Ownership & money 62Health & systems 35

Every one of the 827 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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