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796 Avenue of the Americas

1,491Records
20City systems
1Open violations
1.9Penalty rate

1,491 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 798 311 service requests, 165 DOB permits, 108 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built2003
Floors36
Res. units266
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)GS 800 6TH, LLC
BBL1008290001
BIN1088723

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.9. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9).

4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (25) · Consumer Complaint (16) · Encampment (16) · Noise (12) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$3,760,169 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (266)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)GS 800 6TH LLC
Head officerAUSTIn SMYTh
Managing agentGREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$90,557,000 $40,750,650
2026$91,818,000 $41,318,100
2027$90,033,000 $40,514,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Luckin CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Pho 6 AveNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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: Facility Construction, Food Contaminated, Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway28 St — R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 27 St — M7 M55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 27 St & 6 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

796 Avenue of the Americas

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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GREYSTAR REAL ESTATE PARTNERS — 2 buildings, 470 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
796 Avenue of the Americas MN266 A
229 7 Avenue MN204 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $45,843,000 on 2019-05-09 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-12CORRM $141,343,000 — from GS 800 6TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A $141,343,000
2019-05-09Agreement $141,343,000 — from GS 800 6TH, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $141,343,000
2019-05-09Mortgage $45,843,000 — from GS 800 6TH, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $45,843,000
2019-04-16RPTT&RET $237,500,000 — from ARCHSTONE CHELSEA LP to GS 800 6TH, LLC $237,500,000
2019-04-10Sold for $237,500,000 $237,500,000 $892,857
2013-04-16Agreement $95,500,000 — from ARCHSTONE CHELSEA LP; ASN ASTON LLC; TISHMAN SPEYER ARCHSTONE-SMITH CHELSEA, to FANNIE MAE $95,500,000
2013-04-16Agreement $95,500,000 — from ARCHSTONE CHELSEA LP; CHELSEA 27TH STREET APARTMENTS LLC; TISHMAN SPEYER ARCHSTONE-SMITH C to FANNIE MAE; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; THE BANK OF NEW YORK $95,500,000
2013-04-04RPTT $220,020,727 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY NOMINEE (GP) LLC; ARCHSTONE NOMINEE LP to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY PRINCIPAL LP; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LLC $220,020,727
2013-04-04RPTT $220,020,727 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LLC; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LP to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY NOMINEE (GP) LLC; ARCHSTONE NOMINEE LP $220,020,727
2013-04-04RPTT $220,020,727 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I (PAR BO; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLD I (PAR BORRW- to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LP; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LLC $220,020,727
2013-04-04RPTT $220,020,727 — from ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC to EQUITY RESIDENTIAL; ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $220,020,727
2013-04-04RPTT $14,061,525 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY PARALLEL GUARANTOR to ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP $14,061,525
2013-04-04RPTT $205,959,203 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY GUARANTOR LP; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY GUARANTOR (GP) LLC to ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP $205,959,203
2013-04-04RPTT $1,100,104 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY GUARANTOR LLC to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILTY GUARANTOR (GP) LL; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY GUARANTOR LP $1,100,104
2013-04-04RPTT $14,061,525 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY PRINCIPAL LP; ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS I LLC to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY PARALLEL GUARANTOR $14,061,525

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732250131
201806630271
20192695143120
202014913302158
2021281624712294
20223426932110
202361580368
202431520359
2025155450469
202621280334
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The full timeline

Construction 273Enforcement 185Housing & tenants 905Ownership & money 97Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,491 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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