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56 West 8 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00553 • Lot 0014 • Zip: 10011

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 56 West 8 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10011
Block: 00553
Lot: 0014
BBL: 1005530014
Unified address ID: 1005530014

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C4-5 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,942 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 24 ft x 138 ft
Built FAR: 0.91
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max commercial FAR: 3.4
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - One Story Retail Building (K1)
Year built: 1934
Last altered: 1980
Floors: 1
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 3,602 sq ft
Building dimensions: 24 ft x 138 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: RETURN TO HOME CO.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,638,000
Total assessment: $737,100
Land assessment: $327,150
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: RETURN TO HOME CO.

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Greenwich Village
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
8 St-NYU N W Q R

About 5 minutes on foot · 344 m

  • Union Square 11 min 5 walking, 6 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 5 walking, 11 riding
  • Grand Central 22 min 5 walking, 17 riding
  • Penn Station 24 min 5 walking, 19 riding
  • Fulton Street 24 min 5 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 24 min 5 walking, 19 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2022

  1. DOB filing Mar 7, 2022 $0

    Alteration Type I

    PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS

2020

  1. DOB filing Nov 27, 2020 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL WORK AS PER PLANS, CLOSING OPENINGS ON FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF AND ADDING ROOF DUNNAGE

  2. DOB filing Sep 1, 2020 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #123767227

2019

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 25, 2019 $2,223

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. Permit issued Sep 4, 2019

    PL / PL

    BARGAIN PLMBING & HTGING

  3. Permit issued Aug 28, 2019

    AL

    RETAIL EXPERTS INC

  4. Permit issued Aug 27, 2019

    EW / OT

    RETAIL EXPERTS INC

  5. Permit issued Aug 26, 2019

    EW / MH

    RETAIL EXPERTS INC

2016

  1. DOB violation Jan 27, 2016

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2015

  1. ECB violation Nov 2, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:LACK OF A SYSTEMOF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQ'D-PER BC 903....

2012

  1. DOB violation Jul 20, 2012

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

  2. DOB violation Jul 20, 2012

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

2004

  1. Permit issued Sep 24, 2004

    PL / PL

    BAXTER PLBG AND HTG INC

  2. DOB filing Sep 24, 2004 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATE EXISTING 1ST FLOOR COMMERICAL SPACE FOR RETAIL STORE. CHANGE FIXTURES OF EXISITNG TOILETS. NO CHANGE IN EGRE...

  3. Permit issued Jul 12, 2004

    EW / MH

    EURONGNYING

2001

  1. ECB violation Feb 28, 2001 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    11C,38,40. 11C BOILER BLOW DOWN LEAKING 38 NO VENTILATION 40 DRAFT STAT MISSING.

1994

  1. DOB violation Mar 18, 1994

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1993

  1. DOB violation Nov 4, 1993

    ES-ELECTRIC SIGNS NONE

  2. DOB violation Mar 18, 1993

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
RETURN TO HOME LLC C/O BUCHBINDE
LORI BUCHBINDER
Owner
RETURN TO HOME LLC
W BUCHBINDER
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11550
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
PARTY 1
ONE UNION SQUARE WEST, 4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 99999
PARTY 2
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
PARTY ONE
3929 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY
IRVING, TX, 75063
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
EAB PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
PARTY ONE
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
BUCHBINDER & WARREN
1 UNION SQ. WEST
NY, NY, 10003
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
380 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 2
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
2 INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MA, 02110

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner