1,083 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 485 311 service requests, 112 DOB permits, 86 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 2.8. 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 | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$4,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
184 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · Dirty Condition (21) · Homeless Person Assistance (15) · Encampment (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Panhandling (8).
$11,065,785 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (59 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1997) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (293) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PURCEL WOODWARD AND AMES, L.L.C. |
| Head officer | WAYNE NGAI |
| Managing agent | EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $114,179,000 | $51,380,550 |
| 2026 | $121,112,000 | $54,500,400 |
| 2027 | $116,373,000 | $52,367,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
19 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 50 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 8 Av — M50 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 49 St · 400 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.
831 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
184 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Riverside Boulevard | MN | 516 | A |
| 111 Lawrence Street | BK | 492 | B |
| 240 East 27 Street | MN | 325 | A |
| 777 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 294 | A |
| 831 8 Avenue | MN | 293 | A |
| 747 2 Avenue | MN | 269 | A |
| 303 East 83 Street | MN | 261 | A |
| 400 West 37 Street | MN | 259 | A |
| 71 Broadway | MN | 237 | B |
| 170 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 236 | A |
| 750 Columbus Avenue | MN | 207 | B |
| 180 Montague Street | BK | 193 | A |
| 228 West 71 Street | MN | 169 | A |
| 41 West 86 Street | MN | 166 | A |
| 815 10 Avenue | MN | 164 | A |
| 720 Columbus Avenue | MN | 163 | B |
| 50 West 77 Street | MN | 137 | B |
| 600 Washington Street | MN | 136 | A |
| 53 North 3 Street | BK | 113 | A |
| 500 West 23 Street | MN | 111 | A |
| 431 West 37 Street | MN | 98 | A |
| 508 West 55 Street | MN | 58 | A |
| 261 North 9 Street | BK | 42 | A |
| 238 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,215,875 on 2004-01-14 (lender: Cdc Mortgage Capital INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC | $2,126,354,644 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2010-04-08 | RPTT $142,700,000 — from MACKLOWE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; PURCEL WOODWARD AND AMES, INC. to ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $142,700,000 | |
| 2005-07-26 | M&CON $85,000,000 — from PURCEL WOODWARD AND AMES, L.L.C. to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION | $85,000,000 | |
| 2005-07-26 | AL&R $85,000,000 — from GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION to PURCEL WOODWARD AND AMES, L.L.C. | $85,000,000 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Agreement $62,000,000 — from PURCEL WOODWARD AND AMES, L.L.C. to CDC MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. | $62,000,000 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Mortgage $5,215,876 to CDC MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. | $5,215,876 | |
| 1999-08-05 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from PURCEL WOODWARD ANDAMES, L.L.C. to UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,700,000 | |
| 1998-12-30 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from PURCEL WOODWARD ANDAMES, L.L.C. to UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,700,000 | |
| 1997-11-21 | Mortgage $21,500,000 — from CREDIT SUISSE FIRSTBOSTON MORTGAGE CAPIT; 540 ACQUISITION CO.,L.L.C. to PURCEL WOODWARD ANDAMES, L.L.C. | $21,500,000 | |
| 1997-11-21 | Mortgage $19,200,000 — from PURCEL WOODWARD ANDAMES, L.L.C. to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $19,200,000 | |
| 1997-04-15 | Mortgage $2,723,292 — from PURCEL WOODWARD ANDAMES, L.L.C. to CREDIT SUISSE FIRSTBOSTON MORTGAGE CAPIT | $2,723,292 | |
| 1995-03-16 | Mortgage $1,420,210 — from 8/51 ASSOCIATES L.P. to DB-UK FINANCE PLC | $1,420,210 | |
| 1995-03-16 | Mortgage $311,840 — from 8/51 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DB-UK FINANCE PLC | $311,840 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2020 | 20 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 71 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2024 | 38 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| 2025 | 25 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 122 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
Every one of the 1,083 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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