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661 8 Avenue

702Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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702 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 284 311 service requests, 117 DOB permits, 74 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1972
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)42ND & 8TH HOLDCO LLC
BBL1010330029
BIN1024946

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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

139 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (51) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (31) · Homeless Person Assistance (24) · Street Sign (5) · Food Establishment (5) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$8,145,937 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (48 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$43,466,000 $19,559,700
2026$37,544,000 $16,894,800
2027$35,793,000 $16,106,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sAmericanA—
SushiroNot 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: Food Contaminated, Food Temperature, Food Worker Hygiene), 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (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.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 42 St — M20 M104 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 42 St & 8 Ave · 300 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

661 8 Avenue

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

139 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,000,000 on 2007-01-05 (lender: Wachovia Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-20RPTT $23,317,290 — from MCKAY, MICHAEL; TAGLIAFERRI, WILLIAM A; BIG OUTDOOR MANAGEMENT, LLC; SUNTX BIG OUTDOOR HOL to BIG OUTDOOR MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC $23,317,290
2022-08-01Agreement $59,500,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BIG OUTDOOR NEW YORK, LLC $59,500,000
2022-06-10Agreement $59,500,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BIG OUTDOOR NEW YORK, LLC $59,500,000
2022-06-10AL&R $59,500,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BIG OUTDOOR NEW YORK, LLC $59,500,000
2022-06-10Agreement $60,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH $60,000,000
2017-01-30AL&R $60,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH $60,000,000
2017-01-30Agreement $60,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH $60,000,000
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
2007-01-05Agreement $60,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to WACHOVIA BANK $60,000,000
2007-01-05Mortgage $36,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to WACHOVIA BANK $36,000,000
2005-08-10AL&R $24,000,000 — from GRAMERCY INVESTMENT TRUST to 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC $24,000,000
2005-08-10Mortgage $24,000,000 — from 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC to GRAMERCY INVESTMENT TRUST $24,000,000
2005-08-10Deed $27,000,000 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 42ND & 8TH OWNER LLC $27,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711098230
201811140117
2019141270336
2020111220135
2021013220035
20221701211141
2023202153444
202420220226
2025170480166
20265106203116
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The full timeline

Construction 199Enforcement 137Housing & tenants 285Ownership & money 58Health & systems 23

Every one of the 702 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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