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55 West 8 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00572 • Lot 0071 • Zip: 10011

Condition

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

0 Open HPD violations 1 on record • 2022 0 Open DOB violations 2 on record • 1988–2020 0 Open ECB violations 4 on record • 2006–2020

Address

Primary address: 55 West 8 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10011
Block: 00572
Lot: 0071
BBL: 1005720071
Unified address ID: 1005720071

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C4-5 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,348 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 93 ft
Built FAR: 4.59
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max commercial FAR: 3.4
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1895
Last altered: 2008
Floors: 6
Total units: 10
Residential units: 9
Building area: 10,788 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $8,086,000
Total assessment: $1,167,446
Land assessment: $183,361
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 30, 2023 $2,784

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 28, 2023 $2,784

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Sep 6, 2023 $24,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Sep 6, 2023 $111,900

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Jan 6, 2023 $36,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. HPD violation Feb 16, 2022

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 4, 2021 $35,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. ECB violation Nov 4, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 1

    UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER I OBSERVED ON 11/4/2020 VIOLATION NUMBER 39019097Z WAS ISS...

  2. DOB violation Sep 2, 2020

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  3. ECB violation Mar 6, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 1

    ON 03-06-2020 AT APPROX. 11:15AM I OBSERVED GAS METERS AND GAS PIPING INSTALLED IN PUBLIC HALLWAYS ON FLOORS 2-5 OF T...

2019

  1. DOB filing Jun 24, 2019 $14,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDICATED ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

  2. Permit issued Apr 24, 2019

    EW / OT

    CASELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

  3. DOB filing Mar 27, 2019 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING WORK INDICATED ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UND...

  4. DOB filing Jan 31, 2019 $11,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDICATED ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

  5. DOB filing Jan 14, 2019 $111,840

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR PROPOSED OFFICE SPACE AT EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE UNDER GROUP USE 6. PARTITION WORK INVOLVED...

2018

  1. Permit issued Dec 13, 2018

    EW / OT

    CASELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

  2. Permit issued Dec 13, 2018

    EW / OT

    CASELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

  3. Permit issued Nov 27, 2018

    PL / PL

    A & C PLBG & HTG CO., INC

  4. Permit issued Nov 9, 2018

    EW / OT

    CASELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

  5. Permit issued May 4, 2018

    EW / OT

    CASELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

2010

  1. DOB filing Jan 19, 2010 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

  2. DOB filing Jan 14, 2010 $0

    Alteration Type III

    PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 27 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY ...

2009

  1. ECB violation Dec 4, 2009 $250

    CLASS - 2

    B254. 50 BOILER RM FULL OF DEBRIS 50A HOT WATER HEATERS FLU SUPPORT W/BANDIRON 50B OPEN PIPES ON ABANDONED OIL TANK

2006

  1. ECB violation Oct 29, 2006 $0

    Hazardous

    THE DECORATIVE MASONRY IS LOOSE,MISSING & DEFECTIVE @ THE 3RD FL WEST WINDOW AS WELL AS VARIOUS LOCATION OF THE FACAD...

2003

  1. Sale Nov 26, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    55 WEST 8 STREET

1988

  1. DOB violation Dec 8, 1988

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
Agent
ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
LAURENCE R LEVY
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
Officer
JENNIFER MARKOWITZ
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
SiteManager
JOE XERRI
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
JANART 55 WEST 8TH LLC
JENNIFER MARKOWITZ
DOB Filing 06/24/2019
Owner
ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC.
PHIL SUSI
DOB Filing 01/19/2010
Owner
JANART 55 W 8TH.LLC
LAURENCE LEVY
DOB Filing 08/05/2009
Owner
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
LAWRENCE LEVY
DOB Filing 12/02/2008
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC
MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY, 11379
DOB NOW 11/30/2023
Owner
LEVY PROPERTIES
CARLE PLACE, NY, 11514
DOB NOW 01/06/2023
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
102 DUFFY AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR
HICKSVILLE, NY, 11801
ACRIS 12/01/2016
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
C/O LEVY PROPERTIES
60 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1651
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
ACRIS 12/01/2016
PARTY 2
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
317 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 317
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 10/27/2010
PARTY ONE
SOVEREIGN BANK
195 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 10/27/2010
PARTY 1
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
ONE JERICHO PLAZA
JERICHO, NY, 11753
ACRIS 10/27/2010
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
WELLS FARGO BANK
118 WELSH ROAD
HORSHAM, PA, 19044
ACRIS 10/27/2010
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
1055 10TH AVENUE SE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55414
ACRIS 06/21/2007
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
195 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 07/12/2006
ASSIGNOR
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
195 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 07/12/2006
PARTY 1
NYC DPET. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
59-17 JUNCTION BLVD., 19TH FLOOR
FLUSHING, NY, 11373
ACRIS 01/12/2006

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
JANART 55 WEST 8 LLC
PLUTO