550 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 DOB permits, 121 311 service requests, 89 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Lost Property (1) · Panhandling (1).
$629,582 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,741,000 | $13,833,450 |
| 2026 | $24,543,000 | $11,044,350 |
| 2027 | $25,700,000 | $11,565,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full 34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 34 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 35 St & 8 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe 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.
494 8 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,000,000 on 2020-03-19 (lender: Safra National Bank Of New York), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-19 | Mortgage $18,000,000 — from 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC; 313 FIFTH AVENUE OWNER, LLC; 307 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC; 520 WEST 20 LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-19 | Agreement $90,000,000 — from 313 FIFTH AVENUE OWNER, LLC; 520 WEST 20 LLC; 307 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC; 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $90,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-19 | AL&R $90,000,000 — from 520 WEST 20 LLC; 307 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC; 313 FIFTH AVENUE OWNER, LLC; 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $90,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-23 | AMTX $30,600,000 — from 494 EIGHT AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $30,600,000 | |
| 2016-12-21 | Agreement $36,000,000 — from 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $36,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-21 | AL&R $36,000,000 — from 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $36,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-21 | Mortgage $3,060,000 — from 494 EIGHTH AVENUE LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $3,060,000 | |
| 2011-11-10 | Mortgage $2,400,000 — from 264 WEST 35TH STREET CORP. to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2011-11-10 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from 264 WEST 35TH STREET CORP. to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2001-05-17 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 264 WEST 35TH STREETCORP. to SAFRA NATIONAL BANKOF NEW YORK | $3,000,000 | |
| 1989-09-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 264 WEST 35 ST CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1989-09-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 264 WEST 35 ST CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1989-09-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 264 WEST 35TH ST CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1988-12-15 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 264 WEST 35 ST CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1988-12-15 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 264 W 35 ST CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK BK | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 550 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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