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490 8 Avenue

219Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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219 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 31 DOB permits, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1975
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)265 WEST 34TH STREET OWNER LLC
BBL1007840080
BIN1014420

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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

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (62) · Food Establishment (7) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Food Poisoning (2).

Filed construction activity

$665,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,824,000 $2,170,800
2026$5,751,000 $2,587,950
2027$5,840,000 $2,628,000

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 34 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 35 St & 8 Ave · 100 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.

Report a problem to 311

490 8 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

90 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-24Deed $12,000,000 — from MCDONALD'S REAL ESTATE COMPANY to 265 WEST 34TH STREET OWNER LLC $12,000,000
2026-03-19Sold for $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
53
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017124007
2018502007
2019102104
2020002002
2021002002
2022013004
202300100111
202401190222
202530490153
202620276035
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 24Health & systems 7

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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