785 8 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01038-7501BIN 1087980

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 122 apartments
022 active DOB violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 122 apartments.

2022 — 9 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

2007

Built

Floors

122

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 71 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-08-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ... AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-30

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE STAIRCASE (A) AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 29AIssued 2026-04-30

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE LINE AT KITCHEN SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 29A, 29th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 29AIssued 2026-04-21

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 29A, 28th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster19

Flooring/Stairs17

Electric13

Plumbing12

Heat/Hot Water11

Unsanitary Condition8

Safety5

Door/Window4

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

1555

Noise reports · last 12 mo

130

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential518

Street/Sidewalk416

Unspecified314

Commercial183

Vehicle119

Helicopter4

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

1018

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony335

Misdemeanor515

Violation168

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 7 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-05-25

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. ON 12/14/2017, COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 121417CLL104TDL01 WERE ISSUED TO OWNER TO HAVE 100% CURTAIN WALL/GLASS IMMED INSPECTED BY QEWI. AS OF 05/25/2021 OWNER HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH IMMED CURE ORDER TO HAVE ALL FACADED INSPECTED AND MADE SAFE. IMMED COM¢LY WITH CODE & COMMISSIONERS ORDER

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-03-23

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-01-23Apt 38Aresidential

2019-04-22Apt 25Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2026-06-09

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-11-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-11-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

306 WEST 48TH MANHATTAN LP

Head officer

PHILISHA JAMES

Managing agent

TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC

7 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

140 WEST 86 STREETMANHATTAN 220 EAST 26 STREETMANHATTAN 225 EAST 26 STREETMANHATTAN 350 EAST 81 STREETMANHATTAN 445 GRAND AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale