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640 8 Avenue

15,898Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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15,898 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 14,093 311 service requests, 709 DOB job filings, 661 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built2007
Floors40
Res. units0
ClassRC
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1010137501
BIN1087978

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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

4,767 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (4418) · Homeless Person Assistance (246) · Vendor Enforcement (15) · Encampment (12) · Illegal Parking (11) · Non (9).

Filed construction activity

$49,761,624 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (194 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$31,754,000 $14,289,300
2026$32,509,000 $14,629,050
2027$32,793,000 $14,756,850

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bluestone LaneAustralianAMice evidence
Proskauer RoseAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility), 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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (3 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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 41 St / 8 Av — M104 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 41 St & 8 Ave · 150 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

640 8 Avenue

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

4,767 311 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
2025-10-24AL&R $507,000,000 — from PR SJP TS OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; GERMAN A $507,000,000
2025-10-24Agreement $507,000,000 — from PR SJP TS OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION; WELLS FARGO $507,000,000
2025-10-24AL&R $507,000,000 — from PR SJP TS OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; GERMAN A $507,000,000
2025-10-24Agreement $507,000,000 — from PR SJP TS OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION; WELLS FARGO $507,000,000
2015-09-25Agreement $507,000,000 — from SJP TS, LLC; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C; NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYST $507,000,000
2015-09-25Agreement $507,000,000 — from SJP TS, LLC; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C; NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYST $507,000,000
2015-09-25AL&R $507,000,000 — from NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; SJP TS, LLC to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C; NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYST $507,000,000
2015-09-25AL&R $507,000,000 — from NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; SJP TS, LLC to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C; NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYST $507,000,000
2015-02-25Agreement $93,281,157 — from SJP TS, LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $93,281,157
2015-02-25Agreement $413,718,843 — from SJP TS, LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $413,718,843
2015-02-25Agreement $413,718,843 — from SJP TS, LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $413,718,843
2015-02-25Agreement $93,281,157 — from SJP TS, LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $93,281,157
2014-01-28SMIS $413,718,843 — from SJP TS, LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $413,718,843
2014-01-28SMIS $33,360,230 — from SJP TS, LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $33,360,230
2014-01-28SMIS $33,360,230 — from SJP TS, LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $33,360,230

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
4,181
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201779122214118
2018708130798
201947242827108
2020237440478
20212972,758032,797
20222834,145054,181
20231682,551242,581
20243011,407081,446
20253021,39122101,455
20264701,544431,598
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The full timeline

Construction 1,432Enforcement 200Housing & tenants 14,095Ownership & money 97Health & systems 74

Every one of the 15,898 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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