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879 8 Avenue

3,573Records
21City systems
40Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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3,573 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,839 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 238 311 service requests, 142 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1947
Floors6
Res. units65
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)300 WEST 53 ASSOC
BBL1010437502
BIN1025323

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · Non (8) · Panhandling (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Food Poisoning (2).

Filed construction activity

$5,738,545 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (56 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 (1947)
YesSix or more residential units (65)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)STAN ALTMAN
Managing agentSOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$165,276 $74,374
2027$171,247 $77,061

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,814,733 a year ($51.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $865,735 ($15.84 per sq ft), net operating income $1,948,997. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
Red PokeHawaiianA—
Xi'an Famous FoodsChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), 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).

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

Subway50 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
7 Av — B D E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 150 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 150 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

879 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

45 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC — 109 buildings, 7,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 Livingston Street BK299 A
44 Pineapple Street BK275 A
100 Jay Street BK266 A
70 Washington Street BK259 A
23 West 73 Street MN232 A
205 East 78 Street MN218 A
900 West 190 Street MN218 A
300 Central Park West MN204 A
220 Madison Avenue MN198 A
308 East 79 Street MN195 B
210 East 15 Street MN188 A
3671 Hudson Manor Terrace BX185 A
111 Murray Street MN157 A
651 Vanderbilt Street BK149 B
101 West 81 Street MN134 A
20 West 72 Street MN128 A
400 East 67 Street MN128 A
150 Nassau Street MN125 A
1 Main Street BK123 A
85-15 139 Street QN106 C
40 West 77 Street MN100 A
311 East 71 Street MN96 A
41 Columbus Avenue MN94 A
1438 3 Avenue MN92 A
2098 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN88 A
4411 Broadway MN83 B
116 Central Park South MN78 A
85 Adams Street BK78 A
88 Morningside Avenue MN74 A
320 West 76 Street MN74 A
2131 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 A
48-15 11 Street QN72 A
50 Franklin Street MN72 A
49 West 72 Street MN69 A
245 West 99 Street MN68 A
650 Avenue of the Americas MN67 A
609 Kappock Street BX66 A
879 8 Avenue MN65 A
44-27 Purves Street QN64 A
20 Bayard Street BK62 A
40 Prospect Park West BK62 A
160 East 3 Street MN61 A
410 4 Avenue BK60 A
315 East 80 Street MN60 A
1148 5 Avenue MN59 A
464 West 44 Street MN58 A
90 8 Avenue BK57 A
55 Poplar Street BK57 A
87 Columbia Heights BK56 A
760 Greenwich Street MN55 A
313 West 119 Street MN54 A
371 Ft Washington Avenue MN54 A
4460 Broadway MN53 A
210 Lafayette Street MN52 A
30 Bayard Street BK51 A
75 Smith Street BK50 A
50 Bayard Street BK48 A
258 West 107 Street MN47 A
504 West 111 Street MN44 B
255 4 Avenue BK44 A

showing 60 of 109 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-04Deed $720,000 — from WESTSIDE RE 300 CORP. to PINE, JOHN $720,000
2026-09-04Mortgage $540,000 — from PINE, JOHN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $540,000
2026-08-24Sold for $720,000 $720,000 $11,077
2026-06-12Mortgage $512,500 — from CHU, ELIZABETH; CHU, QUEENA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $512,500
2026-06-12Deed $1,025,000 — from CHOI, CHRISTINA; RHEE, CHRISTINA to CHU, QUEENA; CHU, ELIZABETH $1,025,000
2026-06-02Sold for $1,025,000 $1,025,000 $15,769
2025-12-31Mortgage $663,750 — from BROADWAY 215 LLC to CHAMPIONS FUNDING LLC $663,750
2025-12-08Deed $510,000 — from LYNCH, MATTHEW A to SANDOVAL, CARLOS JOAQUIN; FLORES SANTIZO DE SANDOVAL, ROSA EMILIA; SANDOVAL FLORES, PABLO $510,000
2025-12-01Sold for $510,000 $510,000 $7,846
2025-12-01Sold for $510,000 $510,000 $7,846
2025-10-01Mortgage $500,000 — from BROADWAY 215 LLC to ZIEGELMAN JOINT VENTURE V $500,000
2025-10-01Deed $860,000 — from JOINT VENTURE V; ZIEGELMAN JOINT VENTURE V to BROADWAY 215 LLC $860,000
2025-09-29Sold for $860,000 $860,000 $13,231
2025-09-29Sold for $860,000 $860,000 $13,231
2025-04-17Mortgage $580,000 — from HOPPER, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER; HOPPER, HEIDI NANNETTE to AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $580,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101634354
20189317764109
2019611815646
202030224332
202122436673132
20221023223370
2023711318443
2024812131465
20251101639268
2026701115437
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The full timeline

Construction 264Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 307Ownership & money 2,889Health & systems 56

Every one of the 3,573 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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