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146 8 Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10011 BBL 1007670002 79 units · 5 floors · 1920

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Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chelsea
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 146 8 Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
79 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 80-unit, 5-story building at 146 8th Avenue in Chelsea, currently owned by St Francis Friends Of The Poor Inc, has experienced persistent maintenance issues over recent years, particularly regarding heat and hot water systems. Since January 2024, there have been multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints affecting the entire building, with some complaints going unresolved when inspectors were unable to gain access. The building has also faced ongoing pest-related challenges, with open complaints as recent as February 2025. A notable bedbug infestation pattern is evident, with the most recent report from December 2024 showing 13 units initially infested, including 4 that experienced re-infestation despite eradication efforts. Building violations have included issues with self-closing doors in public hallways and at bulkheads, as well as problems with fire safety doors, though these were certified as corrected between April and June 2024.

The property's heating system has been a recurring problem, with six heat-related complaints filed between January 2024 and February 2025, three of which involved the entire building. The building also had three periods of bedbug infestations between 2022 and 2024, with varying numbers of affected units. In terms of general safety and maintenance, violations were issued in 2023 regarding door self-closing mechanisms, and multiple failures to file external low-pressure inspections were noted in 2020-2022, though these violations were ultimately dismissed. Recent inspections from 2019 through 2024 indicate consistent passing results for rodent inspections, suggesting effective pest control in that regard. The building's most recent building permit was issued in August 2023, though specific details of the permitted work are not included in the available data.

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How we score buildings

How 146 8 Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
38th percentile

Out of 1008 buildings in this neighborhood, 383 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
42.4%
No serious
violations
47.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
10.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Building characteristics
Total units79
Floors5
Year built1920
Gross area16,615 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

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Included addresses

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146 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
148 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Who's behind the building

146 8 Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
St Francis Friends Of The Poor Inc
Address
155 West 22Nd St
New York City, NY 10011
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