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2159 8 Avenue

545Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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545 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 406 311 service requests, 44 rodent inspections, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1957
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK5
Owner (PLUTO)2153-9 LLC
BBL1019430029
BIN1059021

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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

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · Illegal Parking (12) · Water System (12) · Food Establishment (8) · Vendor Enforcement (8) · Water Maintenance (7).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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$797,000 $358,650
2026$717,000 $322,650
2027$728,000 $327,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Harlem TavernAmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — B C · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 116 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 180 Hugo Newman. 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

2159 8 Avenue

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

103 311 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: $70,762 on 2000-11-30 (lender: Familant, Robert A.), 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
2000-11-30Mortgage $70,762 — from 521 D G REALTY CORP.; 2153 F D B REALTY CORP. to FAMILANT, ROBERT A. $70,762
1992-02-14Mortgage $70,000 — from TAXILAND INC. to FAMILANT, ROBERT $70,000
1986-07-07Mortgage $130,000 — from FAMILANT, AARON; FAMILANT, ROBERT A.; BARBOSA, GERSON to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $130,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
156
2023
2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017016521
2018210214
20191539
2020011011
2021012315
2022016319
202301488156
2024019423
20250661076
2026020222
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 414Ownership & money 30Health & systems 48

Every one of the 545 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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