1,497 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 696 311 service requests, 239 HPD complaints, 108 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 0.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 18 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
146 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · Homeless Person Assistance (15) · Illegal Parking (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Street Condition (6) · Food Establishment (6).
$3,759,395 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1965) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (381) |
| 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) | SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JEFFREY MANOCHERIAN |
| Managing agent | SUNSTONE ASSOC LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $70,682,000 | $31,806,900 |
| 2026 | $75,146,000 | $33,815,700 |
| 2027 | $78,991,000 | $35,545,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Diner | American | A | — |
| Criollas | Latin American | A | — |
| Ground Central Coffee Company | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Russian Vodka Room | Russian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
4 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Facility Construction, Food Spoiled), shared by 4 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (1 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 | 50 St — C E · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 7 Av — B D E · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 52 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs 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.
870 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 |
146 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000,000 on 2016-04-15 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $50,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-09 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $50,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-15 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $10,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-15 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $50,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-15 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $50,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | Agreement $25,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $25,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | Mortgage $15,000,000 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $15,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | AL&R $15,000,000 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES, LLC | $15,000,000 | |
| 1999-01-08 | Mortgage $1,276,657 — from SUNSTONE ASSOCIATES,LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,276,657 | |
| 1993-02-22 | Mortgage $503,536 — from WOODNER, DIAN CO-EXEC; WOODNER, IAN LWT; WOODNER, ANDREA CO-EXEC to RELATED MORTGAGE CORP | $503,536 | |
| 1988-06-29 | Mortgage $21,542,482 — from WOODNER, IAN to RELATED MORTGAGE CORP | $21,542,482 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 70 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 2019 | 25 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 87 |
| 2020 | 15 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 68 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 65 |
| 2024 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 64 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 55 |
Every one of the 1,497 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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