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689 8 Avenue

276Records
14City systems
0Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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276 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 33 DOB permits, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)LYP VENTURES , LLC
BBL1010340032
BIN1024969

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.5. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Street Condition (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$291,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LYP VENTURES, LLC
Head officerDAN FORRESTER
Managing agentTRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,463,000 $1,558,350
2026$3,531,000 $1,588,950
2027$3,610,000 $1,624,500

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Madame RougeNot yet graded—
Satin DollsAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 43 St / 8 Av — M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 45 St & 8 Ave · 400 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

689 8 Avenue

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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 TRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
40-02 Broadway QN30 A
12 John Street MN15 B
336 Canal Street MN14 B
145 East 82 Street MN13 A
11 West 17 Street MN12 A
11 East 17 Street MN9 A
875 10 Avenue MN8 A
877 10 Avenue MN8 A
35 West 19 Street MN5 A
13 East 17 Street MN5 A
503 West 57 Street MN4 B
687 8 Avenue MN4 B
689 8 Avenue MN4 B
317 Canal Street MN3 C
872 Broadway MN3 C
861 Broadway MN3 A
15 East 17 Street MN0 —
23 East 17 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2022-06-10 (lender: Adcort Realty, Ltd.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-10Deed $20,000,000 — from ADCORT REALTY LTD. to LYP VENTURES , LLC $20,000,000
2022-06-10Mortgage $6,000,000 — from LYP VENTURES , LLC to ADCORT REALTY, LTD. $6,000,000
2022-05-25Sold for $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $5,000,000
1989-04-05Mortgage $700,000 — from ADCORT REALTY LTD to PRAVDA, BERNARD $700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105028
2018015039
201900240226
202000100010
202102130015
20220063110
2023003003
2024005027
20258150014
20268060115
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 22Health & systems 15

Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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