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709 8 Avenue

541Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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541 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 62 DOB permits, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)HACELS, LLC
BBL1010350036
BIN1024992

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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

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Homeless Person Assistance (23) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Taxi Complaint (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$212,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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$7,121,000 $3,204,450
2026$7,196,000 $3,238,200
2027$7,985,000 $3,593,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Il Forno / Iron Bar & GrillItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toxic Chemical/Material) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 45 St & 8 Ave · 100 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

709 8 Avenue

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

84 311 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: $8,500,000 on 2010-07-01 (lender: Motel Trades Council, Afl-Cio and New York Hotel), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-07-01Mortgage $8,500,000 — from HACELS, LLC to MOTEL TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO; NEW YORK HOTEL $8,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017337922
20185461429
20195023331
20201010415
2021007512
20220125531
20230026733
20240021324
20252037241
20262114320
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The full timeline

Construction 114Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 44Health & systems 66

Every one of the 541 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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