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290 8 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1007740085 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,679,000 $460,740
2026$6,968,000 $418,080
2027$7,159,000 $429,540

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AnixiVegetarianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway23 St — C E · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 250 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 24 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

290 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

1 311 service request 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017028212
201821025
201902327
202000112
202100213
202200112
202300011
202400123
202500022
202600033
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: ANIXI — grade A
2026-08-04Boiler inspection
2026-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: ANIXI — grade A
2026-08-04Boiler inspection
2026-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-06-17Boiler inspection
2025-02-11Restaurant inspection: ANIXI
2024
2024-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-09Boiler inspection
2024-03-20311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Trash Not Separated from Recycling
2023
2023-06-13Boiler inspection
2022
2022-10-31Boiler inspection
2022-07-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2021
2021-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-11-30Boiler inspection
2021-05-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020
2020-12-09Boiler inspection
2020-09-26311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2019
2019-10-01Boiler inspection
2019-06-27311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2019-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-15311: Borough Office — Restroom Non-Complaince With Local Law 79/16
2019-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-13311: Borough Office — Restroom Non-Complaince With Local Law 79/16
2019-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-11-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-20Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CELLAR KITCHEN. CELLAR KITCHEN IS EXISTING AS PER C/O #101117943. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU$3,000
2018-11-12Boiler inspection
2018-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-09-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-08-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-03311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-04-03311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-02-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-02-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2017-02-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2017-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-08-15311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2016-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-10-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-02-18311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2014
2014-09-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2012
2012-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-07-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2010-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010-06-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-05-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-01311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2010-03-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-03-16311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2010-03-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010-03-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2010-02-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2010-01-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010-01-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-01-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2009
2009-11-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY/USE OF C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1 - 28-118.3.2 BY OPERATING A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY AS A CABARET WHEN CURRENT C OF O$500
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-29Job filed: PA
2008-10-29Job filed: PA
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-07-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2003-07-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-05-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-03-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-12-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$49,000
2002-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-25Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2002-10-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-09-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-01-20Deed — from PAPPAGALLO, GAYLE to 290 8TH AVE. LLC
1998
1998-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
1998-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1998-02-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. IN THAT A FRAME DECK HAS BEEN ERECTED AT 2ND STORY AT REAR. REMEDY: FILE NECESSARY PLANS & APPLICATIONS,
1998-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1998-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1998-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-11-06DOB violation C:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-06-20DOB complaint, category ?
1996-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-12-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
1995-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
1995-12-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY CONTRARY TO THE COFO WHEN THE COFO DOES NOT ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A PA LEGAL OCCUPANCY TO PERSON
1995-12-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILUE TO MAIINTAIN BUILDING DEFECT IS FIRE RATED CEILING IS MISSSING FROM 2 MEANS OF EGRESS CORRIDUN AT SOUTH FRONT OF 1ST FLOOR
1995-12-11ECB Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS #1011117943 11-03-95 HAZANDOUS WORK NOTED AT 1ST FLR REAR 1-INSTALLATION OF WOODLOURNING F
1995-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
1995-11-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-11-21DOB complaint, category ?
1995-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
1995-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
1995-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-10-18EASE — from PAPPAGALLO, FRANCESCO to NYNEX
1995-09-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-06-19Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1995-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-06-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT HAVING REMOVED CEILING AND INSTALLING PARTITIONSWITHOUT A PERMIT.REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMITS.STOP ALL WORK.
1995-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-10-13Deed — from PAPPAGALLO, FRANCESCO to PAPPAGALLO, GAYLE
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1983
1983-04-08Mortgage satisfied — from PAPPAGALLO, FRANCESCO to CONTARATOS, ROXANNE
1978
1978-05-24Deed — from CONTARATOS, ROXANNE to PAPPUGALLO, FRANCESCO
1978-05-24Mortgage — from PAPPUGALLO, FRANCESCO to CONTARATOS, ROXANNE
1974
1974-03-29Deed — from R S B REALTY CORP to CONTARATOS, ROXANNE
1972
1972-07-14Deed — from CONTARATOS, ROXANNE to R S B REALTY CORP

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