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557 8 Avenue

341Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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341 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 53 DOB permits, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)ABRAHAM NIR
BBL1007610039
BIN1013624

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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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Obstruction (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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$1,880,000 $846,000
2026$1,903,000 $856,350
2027$1,985,000 $893,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
2 Bros PizzaPizzaA—
Carmen's KitchenLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

4 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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 38 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

557 8 Avenue

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

17 311 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: $192,767 on 2023-01-17 (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
2023-03-21AL&R $2,100,000 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,100,000
2023-01-17Agreement $2,100,000 — from 557 8TH AVE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,100,000
2023-01-17Mortgage $192,768 — from 557 8TH AVE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $192,768
2012-07-23AL&R $2,365,000 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,365,000
2012-07-23M&CON $2,365,000 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,365,000
2008-05-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP. to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, $1,000,000
2008-05-29Agreement $1,500,000 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP, to SIGNATURE BANK, $1,500,000
2008-05-29Mortgage $808,331 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP, to SIGNATURE BANK, $808,331
1998-03-24Mortgage $352,169 — from 557 8TH AVE. CORP. $352,169
1993-01-08Mortgage $700,000 — from 557 8TH AVE CORP to BANK/GREAT NECK $700,000
1988-03-24Mortgage $700,000 — from 557 8TH AVE CORP to BANK OF GREAT NECK $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174070213
2018114028
20196190117
2020304007
2021204006
202210140015
202300136322
2024004228
2025013037
20260090110
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The full timeline

Construction 106Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 119Ownership & money 34Health & systems 17

Every one of the 341 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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