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851 8 Avenue

1,308Records
20City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,308 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 669 311 service requests, 114 DOB permits, 112 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1962
Floors11
Res. units0
ClassRH
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1010427501
BIN1025211

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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

216 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (67) · Encampment (60) · Noise (33) · Dirty Condition (16) · Illegal Parking (8) · Consumer Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$10,075,096 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET, LLC
Head officerNathalie Uy
Managing agentRPH HOTELS 51ST OWNER, LLC
Last registered2025-05-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,933,000 $5,819,850
2026$13,745,000 $6,185,250
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Romer Hell's KitchenAmericanNot yet graded—
Romer's Hell's Kitchen HotelAmericanA—

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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

Subway50 St — C E · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 200 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.

Report a problem to 311

851 8 Avenue

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

216 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-30AL&R $89,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $89,000,000
2015-01-30Mortgage $7,212,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,212,000
2015-01-30AL&R $89,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $89,000,000
2015-01-30Mortgage $7,212,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,212,000
2014-11-15RPTT $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
2012-02-23Agreement $85,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $85,000,000
2012-02-23AL&R $85,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $85,000,000
2012-02-23Agreement $85,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $85,000,000
2012-02-23Mortgage $25,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $25,000,000
2012-02-23AL&R $85,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $85,000,000
2012-02-23Mortgage $25,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $25,000,000
2007-01-22AL&R $60,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $60,000,000
2007-01-22Agreement $60,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $60,000,000
2007-01-22AL&R $60,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $60,000,000
2007-01-22Agreement $60,000,000 — from RPH HOTELS 51ST STREET OWNER, LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP $60,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171062401555
2018111349031104
201955620577
202015730382
202111830489
2022110200637
20235414108104
202470780792
202510011605131
202680184434
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The full timeline

Construction 249Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 708Ownership & money 112Health & systems 99

Every one of the 1,308 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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