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144 8 Avenue

277Records
13City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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277 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 DOB permits, 46 DOB job filings, 45 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES,
BBL1007670001
BIN1013844

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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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (8) · Missed Collection (1) · Noise (1) · Sewer (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,195,620 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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$4,948,000 $2,226,600
2026$5,045,000 $2,270,250
2027$5,296,000 $2,383,200

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Five GuysNot yet graded—
Yummy StickJapaneseA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 (1 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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
18 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 17 St — M20 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 17 St & 8 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

144 8 Avenue

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

14 311 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: $1,009,948 on 2017-06-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-14Mortgage $1,009,948 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,009,948
2017-06-14Agreement $5,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC $5,000,000
2012-08-06M&CON $4,500,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK ( U.S.A.) $4,500,000
2012-08-06AL&R $4,500,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK ( U.S.A.) $4,500,000
2007-05-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK [U.S.A.] $1,500,000
2007-05-30AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK [U.S.A.] $1,500,000
2006-04-20M&CON $3,000,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $3,000,000
2006-04-20AL&R $3,000,000 — from CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) to CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC $3,000,000
2002-06-20Mortgage $2,680,000 — from CHELSEA BUSINESS PROPERTIES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $2,680,000
2001-04-19Mortgage $878,813 — from 144 EIGHTH AVE. - 9LLC to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $878,813
1999-12-17Mortgage $1,540,000 — from 144 EIGHTH AVENUE-9LLC to BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK $1,540,000
1986-05-22Mortgage $242,430 — from CHELSEA GYM ASSOC. to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFSB $242,430

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176004414
20186020210
2019002024
2020003014
20210090110
2022002013
2023002013
202411010214
2025151100733
202640301421
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The full timeline

Construction 99Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 42Health & systems 43

Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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