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238 8 Avenue

189Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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189 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 30 DOB job filings, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)J.B.E. CORPORATION
BBL1007720002
BIN1014102

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · LinkNYC (5) · Encampment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Panhandling (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,017,173 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (4)
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)J.B.E. CORPORATION
Head officerJOE DOREN
Managing agentMETRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, INC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,520,000 $1,134,000
2026$2,688,000 $1,209,600
2027$2,834,000 $1,275,300

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 8 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 22 St & 8 Ave · 150 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

238 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

showing 60 of 178 buildings

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700336
20181511623
201900369
202000314
20213014219
2022006713
2023305210
20245017224
202500134
202600819
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 2Health & systems 37

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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