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242 8 Avenue

999Records
18City systems
23Open violations
13.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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999 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 464 HPD complaints, 320 311 service requests, 88 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)242 A&A REALTY LLC
BBL1007720004
BIN1014104

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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 54% 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 13.7. 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 violations23 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2013-07-28.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$47,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)242 A&A REALTY LLC
Head officerANASTASIA GERONTIS
Managing agentCFA MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2026-03-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,906,000 $1,307,700
2026$3,487,000 $1,569,150
2027$3,979,000 $1,790,550

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Zucker's Bagels & Smoked FishBagels/PretzelsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report 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 · 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 · 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

242 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

4 311 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 CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 10 Street MN56 A
534 East 11 Street MN29 A
44 West 96 Street MN25 A
170 East 92 Street MN20 A
346 East 58 Street MN20 A
3 Weehawken Street MN20 A
227 East 87 Street MN18 A
227 East 12 Street MN16 A
311 East 83 Street MN14 A
307 East 12 Street MN13 A
38 West 15 Street MN13 A
141 Mac Dougal Street MN11 A
216 East 7 Street MN10 A
424 Greenwich Street MN10 A
643 East 11 Street MN10 A
625 East 6 Street MN10 A
72 Perry Street MN10 A
985 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
58 West 15 Street MN9 A
993 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
53 Prince Street MN9 A
320 East 14 Street MN9 A
322 West 22 Street MN8 A
127 West 15 Street MN8 A
7 Great Jones Street MN7 A
275 Water Street MN6 A
242 8 Avenue MN6 A
381 Broome Street MN6 A
471 West 22 Street MN6 A
244 8 Avenue MN6 A
321 East 52 Street MN6 A
358 West 23 Street MN6 A
112 Hudson Street MN5 A
334 West 19 Street MN5 A
60 West 15 Street MN5 A
480 Broome Street MN5 A
48 West 86 Street MN5 A
332 West 19 Street MN5 A
331 West 84 Street MN5 A
425 East 9 Street MN4 B
423 East 9 Street MN4 C
325 East 9 Street MN4 B
378 West Broadway MN4 C
40 West 12 Street MN4 B
202 West 123 Street MN4 D
141 West 24 Street MN4 A
399 Washington Street MN4 A
334 East 30 Street MN3 C
27 Perry Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $517,520 on 2013-08-22 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-19Agreement $885,867 — from 242 A&A REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $885,867
2013-08-22AL&R $1,000,000 — from 242 A & A REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,000,000
2013-08-22Mortgage $517,521 — from 242 A & A REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $517,521
2013-08-22Agreement $1,000,000 — from 242 A & A REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,000,000
2003-05-06Mortgage $497,232 — from 242 A & A REALTY, LLC to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $497,232
1998-12-21Mortgage $105,605 — from GERONTIS, ANASTASIA to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $105,605
1993-05-27Mortgage $228,150 — from GERONTIS, ANASTASIA to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $228,150
1982-01-27Mortgage $200,000 — from GERONTIS, ANASTASIA; GERONTIS, APOSTOLOS to 242 EIGHTH AVE RLTYCORP $200,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
83
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742320139
201863701383
201940190326
202001380140
202101400243
202201650874
202302360442
2024005038
2025002237
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 885Ownership & money 23Health & systems 34

Every one of the 999 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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