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172 8 Avenue

147Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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147 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints, 15 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)SIDNEY RUBELL FAMILY TRUST
BBL1007680082
BIN1013892

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)FRANKLIN HOLDING CO.
Head officerMICHAEL RAKOSI
Managing agentWEBER REALTY
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,462,000 $447,720
2026$6,771,000 $406,260
2027$5,755,000 $345,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Grand Sichuan EasternChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Letter Grading) · 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 350 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

172 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WEBER REALTY — 49 buildings, 606 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B13 · C5 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
414 West 121 Street MN55 A
1834 2 Avenue MN29 A
1105 Cortelyou Road BK29 A
362 West 23 Street MN25 A
69 South Oxford Street BK22 A
44 Downing Street MN20 A
174 West 89 Street MN20 B
170 West 89 Street MN20 B
344 East 65 Street MN20 A
346 East 65 Street MN20 B
325 West 4 Street MN18 B
226 West 113 Street MN18 A
175 East 93 Street MN16 A
111 Greenwich Avenue MN15 A
328 East 48 Street MN15 A
168 8 Avenue MN14 B
143 West 27 Street MN14 A
2077 5 Avenue MN13 B
117 Waverly Place MN12 A
580 Van Siclen Avenue BK12 C
496 La Guardia Place MN11 A
748 Beck Street BX11 B
13 East 131 Street MN10 A
208 5 Avenue MN10 A
313 West 14 Street MN9 A
206 9 Avenue MN9 B
1993 Lexington Avenue MN9 B
322 West 47 Street MN9 B
168 Sterling Place BK8 A
348 West 23 Street MN8 B
118 East 18 Street MN8 C
170 8 Avenue MN8 A
11 8 Avenue MN8 A
47 East 67 Street MN8 A
330 East 48 Street MN7 A
17 Orchard Street MN7 A
278 West 19 Street MN7 A
317 Greenwich Street MN7 C
14 East 74 Street MN6 B
314 West 92 Street MN5 D
50 1 Place BK5 A
328 Grand Street MN5 C
28 West 12 Street MN5 C
315 Greenwich Street MN5 A
679 Greenwich Street MN4 A
538 Henry Street BK4 B
360 West 23 Street MN4 D
172 8 Avenue MN2 A
286 8 Avenue MN0 —

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
9
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017538
2018123
2019123
2020112
2021112
2022729
2023538
2024347
2025224
2026145
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 7Health & systems 29

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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