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946 8 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1010270061 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Panhandling (2) · Obstruction (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,146,983 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,120,000 $1,404,000
2026$3,181,000 $1,431,450
2027$2,965,000 $1,334,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · 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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 8 Ave · 50 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

946 8 Avenue

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

24 311 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: $17,000,000 on 2003-12-30 (lender: Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank Ag), covering 49 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
2003-12-30Mortgage $17,000,000 — from 56TH STREET RETAIL, L.L.C.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG $17,000,000
2000-09-13Mortgage $46,700,000 — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG $46,700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701203
201841308
201900303
202000819
20210122023
2022309113
20233113219
202401416
20250012113
202600606
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30311: Illegal Posting — Flyer or Handbill
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-07-07311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-02-28311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-02-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-12311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-11-17Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2025-11-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30311: Illegal Posting — Flyer or Handbill
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-07-07311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-02-28311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-02-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-12311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025
2025-11-17Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2025-11-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-25311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-06-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-05-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-05-25311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-03-03311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-03-03311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-02-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-01-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-01-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024
2024-10-22311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-10-22311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-06-12Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2024-05-06311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-03-26311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-03-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-03311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-10-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-10-02FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2023-06-15311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2023-05-31311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-05-04311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-05-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-26311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-21311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-19311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2023-04-17311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-04-13311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-03-31Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-03-11311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2023-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-06Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2023-01-09311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2023-01-06Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-01-06Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2022
2022-12-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-12-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2022-11-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-11-21Job filed: Modification of plumbing system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$4,500
2022-11-21Job filed: Minor interior alterations at McDonald's customer service counter area, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$134,983
2022-11-21Job filed: MODIFICATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM IN MCDONALD'S RETAURANT. WORK TO INCLUDE INSTALLTION OF ROOF CONDENSER UNIT FOR ICE MACHINE, AS PER PLANS FILED HERE$7,500
2022-11-02311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2022-08-31311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2022-07-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-05-16311: Consumer Complaint — Garage/Parking Lot
2022-05-13311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-03-24311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2021
2021-12-10311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2021-12-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-12311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-11-12311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-11-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-11-12Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-11-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-11-12Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-10-03311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-08-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2021-05-26311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2021-05-25311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-05-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-05-02311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2021-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021-04-21311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2021-04-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020
2020-11-24311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-06-16311: Dirty Conditions — E4 18" Law
2020-06-16311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-04-18311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-09311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2019
2019-08-04311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-29311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2019-04-03311: Taxi Report — Driver Report
2018
2018-11-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-07-29311: Noise - Park — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-19Job filed: PA
2018-05-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-05-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-05-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-16311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018-03-27311: Homeless Person Assistance
2017
2017-09-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-03-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016
2016-11-21311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-11-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-20Job filed: FILING HEREWITH INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PLUMBING & MECHANICAL WORK TO AN EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE TO$1,000,000
2016-07-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-07-16311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-21311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-18311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-02-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-02-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-01-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2016-01-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015
2015-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-28Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FIRE SUPP. SHUT OFF VALVE HAS PREVIOUSLY FILED UNDER DOB#120069282. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, US$3,000
2015-07-21311: Food Establishment — Odor
2015-04-14311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-04-11311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015-02-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-12-31311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014-09-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-18FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2013-06-19Certificate of occupancy Final
2012
2012-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2011-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2011-12-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. OBSTRUCTION NOTED: FIRST FLOOR EATING DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (PRICE OF ASSEMBLY) $400
2011-12-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PLACE OF ASSEMBLY CONTRARY TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. NOTED:EATING DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT "MCDONALDS" PA#120061592 HAVIN$250
2011-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-02-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-02-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-02-10Permit SG — ISSUED
2010-02-10Permit SG — ISSUED
2010-02-10Permit SG — ISSUED
2010-02-09Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING WITH 12 SQUARE FEET OF COPY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-02-09Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING WITH 12 SQUARE FEET OF COPY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2010-02-09Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING WITH 12 SQUARE FEET OF COPY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-02-09Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING WITH 12 SQUARE FEET OF COPY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2010-02-09Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING WITH 12 SQUARE FEET OF COPY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-01-19Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#120069282, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUTOFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB#1200692$6,000
2010-01-19Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#120069282, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUTOFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB#1200692$6,000
2010-01-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2009
2009-11-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-11-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2009-11-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2009-11-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 135 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2009-11-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-11-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 135 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2009-11-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-08-27Job filed: PA
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2009-08-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2009-07-02Job filed: STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWITH
2009-06-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE, INCLUDING PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, PARTITIONS AND NEW FINISHES. EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING STOREFR$277,500
2009-06-05Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM DUE TO PARTITIONS CHANGES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$23,200
2009-06-05Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM DUE TO PARTITIONS CHANGES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$23,200
2009-05-15Job filed: APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO OBTAIN NEW C/O TO ADD SECOND FLOOR. NEW STRUCTURAL LOAD BEARING WALLS.$255,000
2009-05-15Job filed: APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO OBTAIN NEW C/O TO ADD SECOND FLOOR. NEW STRUCTURAL LOAD BEARING WALLS.$255,000
2008
2008-01-03DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-30Mortgage $17,000,000 — from 56TH STREET RETAIL, L.L.C.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG$17,000,000
2003-10-01CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK, LLC
2003-10-01ZONE — from 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
2000
2000-09-13Mortgage $46,700,000 — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG$46,700,000
2000-09-13Agreement — from 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL, LLC to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG
1999
1999-12-21SAGE — from RELATED/AMSI, L.P.
1999-12-20Agreement — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL, LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG
1999-12-20Agreement — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL, LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG
1999-07-21SAGE — from MCDONALD'S CORPORATION; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
1999-07-21SAGE — from MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
1999-07-21SAGE — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
1999-07-21Agreement — from MCDONALDS CORP. to 56TH ST. ASSOCS LLC
1995
1995-03-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: P A CONTRARY TO APPROVED P A PLANS. HAVING INCREASED OCCUPANCY FROM 110 TO 174 PERSONS--ON GROUND FLOOR P A 139/73--APPROVED PL
1995-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-05-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994-03-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-06-24Mortgage satisfied — from FRANCHISE REALTY ETAL to EQUITABLE LF ASSURCETAL
1991
1991-04-04DOB violation C:
1989
1989-11-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EMERGENCY LILGHTING INOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT PA SPACE REMEDY HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS REPAIR OR REPLACED FORTHWITH$75
1973
1973-10-26Mortgage — from FRANCHISE REALTY INTERST to EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURSO
1972
1972-08-09Deed — from LERSON REALTY CORP to FRANCHISE REALTY INTERST

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