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2381 8 Avenue

631Records
20City systems
0Open violations
4.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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631 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 79 DOB permits, 78 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built2009
Floors8
Res. units70
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P.
BBL1019540036
BIN1089108

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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 76% 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 4.2. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Urinating in Public (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$634,510 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (70)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SITE 8 APARTMENTS LP
Head officerRICHARD P RICHMAN
Managing agentRICHMAN PROPERTY SERVICES, INC.
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,506,000 $6,527,700
2026$15,422,000 $6,939,900
2027$16,668,000 $7,500,600

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway125 St — A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 128 St — M10 · 50 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 129 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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

2381 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RICHMAN PROPERTY SERVICES, INC. — 4 buildings, 305 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
311 West 127 Street MN156 A
2381 8 Avenue MN70 A
2293 3 Avenue MN49 A
306 West 128 Street MN30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,875,219 on 2009-09-28 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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
2012-09-05Agreement $1,875,219 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,875,219
2012-09-05Agreement $9,774,781 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $9,774,781
2009-09-28Mortgage $15,091,505 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $15,091,505
2009-09-28Mortgage $408,495 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P.; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $408,495
2009-09-28Mortgage $7,644,806 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,644,806
2009-09-28Mortgage $2,129,975 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,129,975
2009-09-28Mortgage $1,875,219 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P.; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,875,219
2009-09-28AL&R $15,500,000 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P.; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $15,500,000
2009-09-28Mortgage $5,065,396 — from SITE 8 APARTMENTS, L.P.; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK $5,065,396

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722230128
2018140180638
201993120529
202001100415
202122190427
202216450860
202320160927
202401121822
2025002057
2026004059
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The full timeline

Construction 170Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 228Ownership & money 50Health & systems 71

Every one of the 631 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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