6,636 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,245 311 service requests, 1,734 HPD complaints, 771 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 24.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 56 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
199 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 161). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
48 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$16,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,039 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (319) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (126) · HEAT/HOT WATER (99) · PAINT/PLASTER (61) · DOOR/WINDOW (50) · PLUMBING (48).
$1,412,160 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (652) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BREAKING GROUND HDFC |
| Head officer | BRENDA ROSEN |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,374,000 | $17,718,300 |
| 2026 | $41,861,000 | $18,837,450 |
| 2027 | $45,149,000 | $20,317,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famous Famiglia Pizzeria | Pizza | A | — |
| The Times Eatery | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 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), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Permit/License/Certificate), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
14 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (5 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.
| Subway | Times 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 42 St — M20 M104 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 45 St & 8 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
680 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1,039 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 99 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.
Managed by BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,859,752 on 1991-11-04 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-10 | Agreement $17,859,752 — from BREAKING GROUND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,859,752 | |
| 2019-07-10 | Agreement $10,990,355 — from BREAKING GROUND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,990,355 | |
| 2011-12-02 | RPTT&RET $542,227,812 — from THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER to PRISA LHC, LLC | $542,227,812 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Agreement $17,859,752 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM to CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,859,752 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Agreement $10,990,355 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM to CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,990,355 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Deed $10,990,355 — from T.S. HOTEL, LLC to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $10,990,355 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Deed $10,990,355 — from T.S. HOTEL, LLC to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $10,990,355 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Agreement $17,859,752 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM to CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,859,752 | |
| 2011-07-25 | Agreement $10,990,355 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM to CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,990,355 | |
| 2010-01-08 | RPTT $28,880,000 — from TIMES SQUARE INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERS to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $28,880,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | ASSTO $1,000,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY H.D.F.C., INC. to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 1991-11-04 | Mortgage $17,859,752 — from COMMON GROUND CMMNTYETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $17,859,752 | |
| 1991-03-28 | Mortgage $10,990,355 — from COMMON GROUND CMMNTYETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $10,990,355 | |
| 1988-01-06 | Mortgage $4,328,954 — from NEW YORK INTL HOSTELINC to TESTAMENTIUM | $4,328,954 | |
| 1984-12-03 | Mortgage $12,675,000 — from 268 W. 44TH CORP.; TESTAMENTUM; COVENANT HOUSE to LINCOLN SAVGS&LN ASSN | $12,675,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 37 | 291 | 1 | 2 | 337 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14 | 339 | 0 | 9 | 368 |
| 2019 | 15 | 20 | 325 | 2 | 3 | 365 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 | 222 | 0 | 6 | 239 |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 | 432 | 0 | 5 | 453 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | 413 | 0 | 8 | 429 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 491 | 0 | 3 | 508 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 426 | 2 | 8 | 447 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 855 | 0 | 5 | 875 |
| 2026 | 0 | 15 | 661 | 0 | 6 | 682 |
Every one of the 6,636 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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