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608 8 Avenue

354Records
13City systems
18Open violations
143.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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354 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 51 DOB violations, 42 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)608 8TH AVE CORP. C/O
BBL1007890005
BIN1014495

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 143.3. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1984-03-01.

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.

$21,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Scaffold Safety (1) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)608 8th Avenue Corp
Head officerRyan Kaminsky
Managing agent608 8th Avenue Corp
Last registered2024-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,765,600 $1,694,520
2026$4,469,000 $2,011,050
2027$5,363,000 $2,413,350

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 39 St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 41 St & 8 Ave · 400 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

608 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201703609
2018037111
201941218
202003104
2021283013
20220213015
20232142119
2024385117
2025479121
2026037111
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 134Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 8Health & systems 9

Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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