404 8 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00780-0002BIN 1014333

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 12 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 12 apartments.

2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

272

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2024-09-06

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3SIssued 2024-09-06

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ROOM LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-09-03

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING A STOPPER INSTALLED AT EAST FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-09-03RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING PUSH/PANIC BAR INSTALLED AT DOOR TO ROOF PREVENTING RE ENTRY TO BUILDING

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water65

Water Leak5

Paint/Plaster3

Unsanitary Condition2

Appliance1

Electric1

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-02-22 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-02-11 · closed

Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-02-11 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1049

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential662

Street/Sidewalk142

Commercial124

Unspecified90

Vehicle30

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

719

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony295

Misdemeanor356

Violation68

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · ES-ELECTRIC SIGNS NONE1991-01-14

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2023-08-01

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-06-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-09-04

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ZIK REALTY CORP.

Head officer

HASSAN ALBORATI

Managing agent

ZIK REALTY CORP

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

PlumbingClass 22021-08-04$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-12-23 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2006-08-23 · $490,000

Mortgage2006-08-23$490,000

borrower ZIK REALTY CORP. · lender ASIA BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2006-06-22$498,040.87

borrower ZIK REALTY CORP. · lender ASIA BANK, N.A.

Mortgage1997-08-21$11,626.7

borrower ZIK REALTY CORP. · lender ASIA BANK, NA

Mortgage1990-08-23$200,000

borrower ZIK REALTY CORP · lender MIAO LI REALTY CORP

Mortgage1988-11-10$43,000

borrower ZIK REALTY CORP · lender MIAO LI REALTY CORP

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale