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236 8 Avenue

294Records
15City systems
3Open violations
34Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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294 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 44 rodent inspections, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)BACK STREET BUILDINGS LLC
BBL1007720001
BIN1014101

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 34. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-04-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (8) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$120,000 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)PADRONE PROP LLC
Head officerJON VIGNA
Managing agentJon Vigna
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,906,000 $1,757,700
2026$4,687,000 $2,109,150
2027$4,926,000 $2,216,700

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dim Sum ChelseaChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility) · 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 8 Av — M23-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
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

236 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

21 311 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: $537,481 on 2013-10-01 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-10-01Mortgage $537,482 — from BACK STREET BUILDINGS LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $537,482
2013-10-01Agreement $3,800,000 — from BACK STREET BUILDINGS LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,800,000
2013-10-01AL&R $3,800,000 — from BACK STREET BUILDINGS LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,800,000
2010-11-23Mortgage $250,000 — from VIGNA, JON to VNB CAPITAL CORP. $250,000
2010-11-23Agreement $3,447,029 — from VIGNA, JON to VNB CAPITAL CORP. $3,447,029
2010-11-23AL&R $3,447,029 — from VIGNA, JON to VNB CAPITAL CORP. $3,447,029
2009-11-06AL&R $3,250,000 — from VIGNA, JON to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,250,000
2009-11-06Agreement $3,250,000 — from VIGNA, JON to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,250,000
2009-11-06Mortgage $1,999,596 — from VIGNA, JON to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,999,596
2009-11-06Agreement $500,000 — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to VIGNA, JON $500,000
2001-01-22Mortgage $550,262 — from VIGNA, JON to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $550,262
1995-12-14Mortgage $250,000 — from VIGNA, JON to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $250,000
1992-10-14Mortgage $250,000 — from VIGNA, JON to NEW YORK PRPRTY HLDCRP $250,000
1986-03-19Mortgage $660,000 — from FIRST REGAN RLTY CORP. to ROSEL PROPERTIES, INC. $660,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017006814
201800718
2019702211
202010708
20210214117
20220417526
20230511218
20240116421
202501629
202600538
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 132Ownership & money 42Health & systems 50

Every one of the 294 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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