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228 8 Avenue

1,145Records
16City systems
4Open violations
85Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,145 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 442 311 service requests, 304 HPD complaints, 115 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC
BBL1007710006
BIN1014062

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 85. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
16
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Rodent (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,513,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (22)
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)224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC
Head officerPETER TRAN
Managing agent224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,059,000 $2,276,550
2026$5,527,000 $2,487,150
2027$5,920,000 $2,664,000

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CinnaholicNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 in the last three years).

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 22 St & 8 Ave · 200 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

228 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

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
224 8 Avenue MN22 D
228 8 Avenue MN22 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,048,114 on 2025-02-04 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 2 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
2025-02-04Agreement $25,000,000 — from 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $25,000,000
2025-02-04Mortgage $14,048,114 — from 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $14,048,114
2025-02-04AL&R $25,000,000 — from 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $25,000,000
2023-06-30AL&R $11,000,000 — from 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC to HANMI BANK $11,000,000
2023-06-30Mortgage $11,000,000 — from 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC to HANMI BANK $11,000,000
2023-06-30Deed $15,000,000 — from 224 EIGHTH AVENUE CORPORATION to 224-30 EIGHTH AVE LLC $15,000,000
2023-06-26Sold for $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $681,818

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700132035167
201801490555
2019037002194
202087300045
202113280234
20220540514
2023164144139
20247108903109
2025513437371
202681151126
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 844Ownership & money 18Health & systems 117

Every one of the 1,145 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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