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404 8 Avenue

1,157Records
17City systems
25Open violations
95.7Penalty rate

1,157 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 334 311 service requests, 291 HPD complaints, 272 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ZIK REALTY CORP.
BBL1007800002
BIN1014333

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 95.7. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations25 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (6) · Encampment (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Consumer Complaint (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$828,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)ZIK REALTY CORP.
Head officerHASSAN ALBORATI
Managing agentZIK REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,229,000 $1,003,050
2026$2,239,000 $1,007,550
2027$2,096,000 $943,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gardenia DeliSandwichesBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene) · 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 6 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

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 31 St — M20 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 30 St & 8 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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

404 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 2007-09-21 (lender: Asia Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-09-21Mortgage $490,000 — from ZIK REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $490,000
2006-08-21Mortgage $498,041 — from ZIK REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $498,041
2006-08-21Agreement $765,000 — from ZIK REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $765,000
1997-08-21Mortgage $11,627 — from ZIK REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, NA $11,627
1990-08-23Mortgage $200,000 — from ZIK REALTY CORP to MIAO LI REALTY CORP $200,000
1988-11-10Mortgage $43,000 — from ZIK REALTY CORP to MIAO LI REALTY CORP $43,000
1987-01-13Mortgage $560,000 — from ZIK REALTY CORP to ASIA BANK N A $560,000
1985-03-20Mortgage $200,000 — from MIAO LI REALTY CORP to ASIA BANK, N.A. $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731570162
201813674277
201900470148
202000350136
20214199202117
202223810288
202351750485
202404240129
202533180226
202601170018
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 121Housing & tenants 913Ownership & money 50Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,157 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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