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196 8 Avenue

184Records
9City systems
0Open violations
80Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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184 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 25 rodent inspections, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)258 W 20 ST REALTY
BBL1007690067
BIN1014005

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80. 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.

$6,425 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Outdoor Dining (8) · Noise (4) · Illegal Posting (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$235,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,692,000 $401,520
2026$6,072,000 $364,320
2027$5,373,000 $322,380

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Forno D'OroItalianNot yet graded—

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: Facility Construction) · 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

Subway23 St — C E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
18 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

196 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.

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: $60,000 on 1989-01-12 (lender: Russo, Angelo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-01-12Mortgage $60,000 — from 258 WEST 20TH ST RLTY CP to RUSSO, ANGELO $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700415
201800718
2019007916
202000707
20210013215
20220112215
2023017210
20240017118
2025566118
20264015221
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 8Health & systems 26

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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