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198 8 Avenue

451Records
16City systems
51Open violations
54.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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451 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 58 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1944
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FALCON HOLDING,
BBL1007700001
BIN1014011

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 54.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations51 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1983-02-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Outdoor Dining (7) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Food Poisoning (2).

Filed construction activity

$4,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1944)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)FALCON HOLDING LLC
Head officerMARTIN S LEVINE
Managing agentFALCON HOLDING LLC
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$5,848,800 $2,631,960
2026$6,761,000 $3,042,450
2027$6,931,000 $3,118,950

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FumoItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
18 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 100 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

198 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

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $470,355 on 2018-01-29 (lender: Texas Capital Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-17RPTT $4,137,000 — from LANDMARK DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - J LLC to BSIP PROPCO SPV LLC $4,137,000
2018-01-29Mortgage $470,355 — from LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 15 LLC to TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $470,355
2017-11-28AL&R $2,100,000 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2017-11-28AL&R $2,100,000 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2017-11-28Agreement $2,100,000 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2017-11-28Agreement $2,100,000 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2017-11-28Mortgage $218,691 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $218,691
2017-11-28Mortgage $218,691 — from FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC; FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $218,691
2017-10-27EASE $65,000 — from FALCON HOLDING LLC to LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDING COMPANY $65,000
2012-11-07AL&R $21,000,000 — from FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $21,000,000
2012-11-07Agreement $2,100,000 — from FALCON HOLDING, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2005-08-30RPTT&RET $463,000 — from WILLIAMS, ALISON to SASAKI, NANCY; SASAKI, KEI A $463,000
2003-07-01Mortgage $950,000 — from FALCON HOLDING, LLC; ELDORADO HOLDING CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $950,000
2003-06-25Mortgage $1,400,000 — from FALCON HOLDING, LLC. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $1,400,000
2003-06-25DEEDO $2,470,000 — from STACKHOUSE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FALCON HOLDING, LLC $2,470,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174389226
20180153312
20190162918
2020008019
202100180321
202201120417
202300150318
202407130222
202503180324
202600170219
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 31Health & systems 38

Every one of the 451 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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