Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

2162 8 Avenue

2,478Records
19City systems
64Open violations
142.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
Open in the map

2,478 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,293 311 service requests, 406 HPD complaints, 229 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units66
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC
BBL1019220061
BIN1058384

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 142.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations64 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

271 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 56 · winter 2024–25: 144 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

56
’23–24
144
’24–25
48
’25–26

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

$38,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

514 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (224) · HEAT/HOT WATER (130) · Rodent (20) · Food Establishment (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Illegal Parking (13).

Filed construction activity

$320,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (66)
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)2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
Head officerMICHAEL ARYEH
Managing agent2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,537,000 $2,941,650
2026$7,592,000 $3,416,400
2027$6,908,000 $3,108,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LidoItalianA—
Peking Kitchen IiChineseGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
20 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Odor, Food Protection), 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

Subway116 St — B C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 116 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph. 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

2162 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

514 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 130 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 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC — 4 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2162 8 Avenue MN66 B
280 West 117 Street MN15 C
276 West 117 Street MN15 B
278 West 117 Street MN15 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,000 on 2019-04-26 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 4 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
2022-01-25Agreement $21,375,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $21,375,000
2019-05-21SPRD $37,500,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $37,500,000
2019-04-26Agreement $22,800,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $22,800,000
2019-04-26Mortgage $30,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $30,000
2019-04-26Mortgage $22,770,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $22,770,000
2018-05-09Mortgage $7,920,000 — from 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC; 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $7,920,000
2018-05-09Agreement $37,500,000 — from 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $37,500,000
2018-05-09AL&R $37,500,000 — from 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC; 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $37,500,000
2015-04-14AL&R $19,600,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $19,600,000
2015-04-14Agreement $19,600,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $19,600,000
2015-04-14Mortgage $7,400,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $7,400,000
2012-12-20AL&R $12,200,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $12,200,000
2012-12-20Mortgage $12,200,000 — from 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $12,200,000
2012-12-20Agreement $19,500,000 — from 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 2162-2168 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $19,500,000
2010-10-18Agreement $19,287,356 — from 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC; 2162-2168 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $19,287,356

Ten-year activity

5002500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
368
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101171018110
2018932542465
20191304261475
20209612306144
202121323306254
202205121121148
202307212015234
202408350010368
2025015285017317
202608134016158
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 104Enforcement 172Housing & tenants 1,958Ownership & money 66Health & systems 178

Every one of the 2,478 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10026 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map