568 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 311 service requests, 128 HPD complaints, 69 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.2. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Obstruction (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · APPLIANCE (1).
$116,500 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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) | 288 8TH AVE LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN CHEUNG |
| Managing agent | 288 8th ave LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,413,000 | $635,850 |
| 2026 | $1,426,000 | $641,700 |
| 2027 | $1,483,000 | $667,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Siddique | Not yet graded | — | |
| Nur Pizza INC | Not yet graded | — | |
| Relate Pizza | Pizza | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 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 · 100 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 24 St · 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.
288 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,156,114 on 2007-05-16 (lender: Citic Ka Wah Bank Limited New York Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | DEVR $3,000,000 — from 288 8TH AVENUE LLC to CATS 280 EIGHTH AVENUE, LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-16 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from CHEUNG, MICHELLE; CHEUNG, CINDY; CHEUNG, ROGER to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-16 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from CHEUNG, MICHELLE; CHEUNG, ROGER; CHEUNG, CINDY to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-16 | Mortgage $1,156,114 — from CHEUNG, MICHELLE; CHEUNG, CINDY; CHEUNG, ROGER to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $1,156,114 | |
| 2007-05-16 | ASPM $1,000,000 — from TUN-CHIONG FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; CHEUNG, ROGER; CHEUNG, CINDY; YIN- YIN AYE MYINT FA to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-16 | Deed $3,000,000 — from YIN- YIN AYE MYINT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNE; TUN-CHIONG FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CHEUNG, CINDY; CHEUNG, ROGER; CHEUNG, MICHELLE | $3,000,000 | |
| 2002-04-26 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from TUN-CHIONG FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; YIN YIN AYE MYINT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNER to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED | $1,000,000 | |
| 1987-06-09 | Mortgage $450,000 — from TUN, KHIN KHIN MYINT; MYINT, YIN YIN AYE to UNITED ORIENT BANK | $450,000 | |
| 1984-06-29 | Mortgage $81,000 — from JOYFUL DOOR (USA)INC. to POON, LISA WUN YEE; POON, CHEE KWONG | $81,000 | |
| 1982-04-28 | Mortgage $198,930 — from POON, LIZA WUN YEE; POON, CHEE KWONG to LEW, SUSIE; LEW, PAUL | $198,930 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2018 | 3 | 15 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 163 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Every one of the 568 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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