661 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 311 service requests, 88 DOB permits, 88 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2005-04-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (7) · Dirty Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Graffiti (2) · Encampment (1).
$745,004 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | RAMIN SHALOM |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE REALTY MGT |
| Last registered | 2025-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,147,000 | $5,916,150 |
| 2026 | $13,655,000 | $6,144,750 |
| 2027 | $15,848,000 | $7,131,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUELB2 |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe-Flor / Bar 21 | American | A | — |
| Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 23 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 22 St & 8 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane 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.
216 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,314,106 on 2026-05-06 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Agreement $21,500,000 — from CHELSEA 261 W21-RT LLC; CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $21,500,000 | |
| 2026-05-06 | Mortgage $10,314,107 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC; CHELSEA 261 W21-RT LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $10,314,107 | |
| 2026-05-06 | AL&R $21,500,000 — from CHELSEA 261 W21-RT LLC; CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $21,500,000 | |
| 2025-11-21 | RPTT&RET $679,672 — from OHEBSHALOM, RICHARD to ZALMAN DEBT RESOLUTION LLC | $679,672 | |
| 2021-05-12 | Agreement $12,925,000 — from CHELSEA 261 W21-RT LLC; OHEBSHALOM, FRED; CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,925,000 | |
| 2021-05-12 | Agreement $12,221,388 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC; OHEBSHALOM, FRED; CHELSEA 261 W21-RT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,221,388 | |
| 2018-03-02 | Agreement $12,925,000 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,925,000 | |
| 2018-03-02 | Mortgage $1,476,696 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,476,696 | |
| 2013-02-15 | Agreement $12,500,000 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,500,000 | |
| 2013-02-15 | Mortgage $2,670,425 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,670,425 | |
| 2005-01-20 | Mortgage $10,900,000 — from CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,900,000 | |
| 2005-01-20 | Deed $15,225,000 — from 261 W. 21 ST LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS to CHELSEA 8TH AVENUE, LLC | $15,225,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| 2019 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Every one of the 661 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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