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146 8 Avenue

354Records
17City systems
0Open violations
11.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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354 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units80
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)ST. FRANCIS FRIENDSETC.
BBL1007670002
BIN1013845

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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34 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Obstruction (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,771,596 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (80)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ST FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR INC
Head officerCHRISTINA BYRNE
Managing agentST FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR INC
Last registered2025-07-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,860,000 $1,287,000
2026$2,933,000 $1,319,850
2027$3,010,000 $1,354,500

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rocco's PizzaPizzaGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 300 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 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 17 St & 8 Ave · 250 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

146 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ST. FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR, INC — 3 buildings, 165 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
125 East 24 Street MN85 A
146 8 Avenue MN80 A
151 West 22 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,113,150 on 2023-07-20 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-20Mortgage $1,113,150 — from ST. FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,113,150
2023-07-20AL&R $19,487,346 — from ST. FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK 9THE) $19,487,346
2023-07-20AL&R $1,113,150 — from ST. FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,113,150
2023-07-20Mortgage $19,487,346 — from ST. FRANCIS FRIENDS OF THE POOR, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $19,487,346
1986-08-21Mortgage $200,000 — from ST FRANCIS FRIENDS ETC to RAVAW REALTY CORP $200,000
1982-07-19Mortgage $42,000 — from RAVAW REALTY CORP. to SAFRA REALTY CORP. $42,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014027
201812160221
2019113027
2020015017
202104160020
2022009009
202363255140
202400170320
2025612402960
2026102220337
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 188Ownership & money 24Health & systems 47

Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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