The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Water System (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$156,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (7 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1925)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-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)
937 EIGHTH AVENUE, L.L.C.
Head officer
LAURA BOUCAI
Managing agent
DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE
Last registered
2025-09-02
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,655,000
$1,644,750
2026
$3,899,000
$1,754,550
2027
$4,111,000
$1,849,950
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, 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.
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
Subway
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & W 55 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
19 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $337,500 on
1995-05-22 (lender: Goldstein, David and Sonnenschein, Sherman & Deutsch), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1995-05-22
Mortgage $337,500 — from BOUCAI, SILVIA; CZYZ, MAURICIO; JABLONSKI, JOEL to GOLDSTEIN, DAVID; SONNENSCHEIN, SHERMAN & DEUTSCH
$337,500
1994-10-06
Mortgage $550,000 — from BOUCAI, SILVIA; CZYZ, MANURICO; JABLONSKI, JOEL to YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
$550,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
34
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
11
2
14
2018
0
0
33
1
34
2019
1
0
5
1
7
2020
1
1
18
0
20
2021
0
1
4
1
6
2022
6
6
12
0
24
2023
2
0
14
4
20
2024
3
0
10
5
18
2025
0
2
9
0
11
2026
0
0
2
1
3
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311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-11-29
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-20
311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-11-15
311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-11-06
311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-10-20
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2026-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-20311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-11-15311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-11-06311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-10-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-07-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-12-27Restaurant inspection: LITTLE ITALY PIZZA — grade A
2024-12-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-12-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE,$9,000
2024-10-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-13Restaurant inspection: LITTLE ITALY PIZZA
2024-08-28311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-07-10Restaurant inspection: LITTLE ITALY PIZZA — grade B
2024-07-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: LITTLE ITALY PIZZA
2024-06-05311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-05-30311: Standing Water — Puddle on Roof
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-21311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-01-12Job filed: HEREWITH TO PROPOSE MINOR PLUMBING WORK GAS RISER CONNECTION ( 4 NEW PIZZA OVEN ) AND 2 NEW HAND SINK TO AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT$30,000
2023-01-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2022
2022-12-16Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-11-21Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2022-11-01Job filed: HEREWITH TO PROPOSE MINOR PLUMBING WORK GAS RISER CONNECTION ( 4 NEW PIZZA OVEN ) AND 2 NEW HAND SINK TO AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT$30,000
2022-10-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2022-10-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2022-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-20Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-10-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-10-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-10-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-10-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORJ W/O PERMIT ATOI OBSERVED NEW STOREFRONT INSTALLED@937 8AVE NYNY BRONZE ALUMINUM FRAME W/ACTIVE DOOR&TRANSOM OVER W/LARGE GLAS$625
2022-10-17Job filed: HEREWITH TO PROPOSE INTERIOR RENOVATION TO AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT FIRST FLOOR.$85,000
2022-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-07Job filed: HEREWITH TO PROPOSE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE$500
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-10-31311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2021-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2021-10-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-09-12311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-06-11Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-06-04311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-06-02311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-05-15311: Water Conservation — Rooftank Leak Or Overflow (CKO)
2020-02-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION UNIT IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APAR
2020-02-22HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2020-02-22HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2020-02-22HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2020-02-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH A
2020-02-22HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2020-02-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION UNIT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APA
2020-01-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2019-09-30Job filed: PROPOSE ALT 1 APPLICATION TO REFLECT THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE 001 FLOOR FROM 110 PERSONS TO 74 PERSONS, ALL AS PER PLANS HEREWI$1,000
2016-01-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — Status Call
2016-01-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-01-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-01-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2015-02-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-12-09311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-09-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO PROPERLY BONDED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. BSMT SERVICE EQUIPMENT 400AMP SERVICE SWITCH NEUTRAL BAR NOT BONDED TO ENCLOSURE. REME
2014-09-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UNAPPROVED/UNSAFE/UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT,APPARATUS,MATERIALS,DEVICES,APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE. GROUND FLR STORE FRONT $800
2014-09-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROPERLY BOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. BASEMENT SERVICE EQUIPMENT: 400 AMP EXISTING NEUTRAL BAR IS NOT BONDED TO ENCLOSER. R$1,500
2007-06-20HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALL.
2007-01-19ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O#71735.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:A LEGAL BOILER ROOM & STORAGE HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED TO$800
2006
2006-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PA PLANS FOR PA PERMIT # 126/71 FOR 25 TAPIES & APPROX 103 CHAIRS.REMEDY:PROVIDE PA PLANS FOR PERMIT# 126/71
2006-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO 71735 ILLEGA OCCUPANCY NOTICE @ CELLAR LEVEL A LEGAL BOILER ROOM & STORAGE HAS BEEN IL
2006-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED @ CELLAR LEVEL FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS WALLSERECTED CREATING AN OFFICE (DESK,CHAIR COMPUTER,TABLE) AS WE
2006-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-05-10ECB Hazardous violation: APPROVED PLACE OF ASSEMBLY PLANS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.REMEDY:PROVIDE APPROVED P.A. PLANS.$200
2001-05-10ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPT RECORDS.REAR YARD BEING USEIN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTAURANT,P.A. PERMIT INDICATES 84 PERS$800
2001-05-03DOB complaint, category ?
2001-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2000-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2000-07-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-22Job filed: REPLACE 5 TON YORK A/C UNIT ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTALL NEW KITCHEN EXHAUST. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$10,000
2000-02-22Job filed: REPLACE 5 TON YORK A/C UNIT ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTALL NEW KITCHEN EXHAUST. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$10,000
2000-02-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTIANING AND EQUIPUSE PERMIT. EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON ROOF OF RE$200
2000-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
1998-06-17Deed — from JABLONSKI, JOEL TRUST; BOUCAI, SILVIA CZYZAS TRUSTEE to 937 EIGHTH AVENUE, L.L.C.
1998-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
1998-05-05DOB complaint, category ?
1998-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-08-27Mortgage satisfied — from CZYZ, MAURICIO; BOUCAI, SILVIA; JABLONSKI, JOEL to SONNENSCHEIN, SHERMAN & DEUTSCH; GOLDSTEIN, DAVID
1996-01-19Mortgage satisfied — from CZYZ, MAURICIO; BOUCAI, SILVIA; JABLONSKI, JOEL to YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
1996-01-19Deed — from CZYZ, MAURICIO; BOUCAI, SILVIA to BOUCAI, SILVIA CZYZTRUSTEE; JABLONSKI, JOEL TRUST; CZYZ, MAURICIO TRUSTEE
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-05-22Mortgage $337,500 — from BOUCAI, SILVIA; CZYZ, MAURICIO; JABLONSKI, JOEL to GOLDSTEIN, DAVID; SONNENSCHEIN, SHERMAN & DEUTSCH$337,500
1994
1994-10-06Mortgage $550,000 — from BOUCAI, SILVIA; CZYZ, MANURICO; JABLONSKI, JOEL to YESHIVA UNIVERSITY$550,000
1994-10-06PAT — from JABLONSKI, JOEL to BOUCAI, SILVIA CZYZ
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-18Deed — from JABLONSKI, JOEL to CZYZ, MAURICIO; BOUCAI, SILVIA
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-02-21DOB violation ES:
1990
1990-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS 2 STY FRON
1990-05-18HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1990-05-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING TOP RETURN RAIL 2 STY BALCONY REAR.
1989
1989-11-08ECB Hazardous violation: SIX FEET CHAIN LINK FENCE ERECTED OBSTRUCTING 2 MEANS OF EGRESS CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS REMEDY REMOVE CHAIN LINK$400
1989-11-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE 2 MEANS OF EGRESS REMEDY REPAIR OR REPLACE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FORTHWITH ALSO PANIC HARDWARE INOPERATI$75
1972
1972-07-12Deed — from JABLONSKI, JOEL to JOEL EIGHTH AVE CORP
1972-07-12Mortgage — from JOEL EIGHTH AVE CORP to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1972-07-12Deed — from JOEL EIGHTH AVE CORP to JABLONSKI, JOEL
1972-07-12SMTG — from SHALEV, GERTRUDE M to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1972-07-12SMTG — from RADZYMINSKI, JANINA; RADZYMINSKI, MARIAN to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1972-07-12SMTG — from FEUER, LEZER N to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1971
1971-08-05DECL — from JABLONSKI JOEL
1969
1969-12-31Mortgage — from JOEL AFFLIATES, INC to LEZER NISSEN FEWER
1969-12-31Deed — from JOEL AFFLIATES INC to JABLONSKI, JOEL
1969-12-31Deed — from JABLONSKI, JOEL to JOEL AFFLIATES INC
1967
1967-03-06Mortgage assigned — from RADZYMINSKI MARIAN to RADZYMINSKI MARIAN; RADZYMINSKI JANINA
1967-01-03Mortgage — from JOEL AFFILIATES , INC. to RADZYMINSKI MARIAN
1967-01-03Mortgage — from JOEL AFFILIATES, INC. to SHALEV GERTRUDE M.
1966
1966-12-29Mortgage — from JOEL AFFILIATES, INC to BAKST RUTH
1966-12-29Deed — from JOEL AFFILIATES INC. to JABLONSKI JOEL
1966-12-29Deed — from BAKST RUTH to JOEL AFFLITES, INC.