2491 8th Avenue
A 19-story building with 260 apartments, built in 1975, in Manhattan, NY 10030.
Addresses on the lot: 468 to 480 St Nicholas Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
2491 8th Avenue has 5 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 18 complaints to HPD in the past year, 8 about heat or hot water. It is registered to PHILIPS PARK LLC.
Does 2491 8th Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 5 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 18 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 8 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 2491 8th Avenue?
2491 8th Avenue is registered with HPD to PHILIPS PARK LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2024. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 12 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10030 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 2491 8th Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 308 West 133rd Street46 apartments, built 2016
- 300 West 135th Street170 apartments, built 2003
- 448 St Nicholas Avenue24 apartments, built 1926
- 2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl27 apartments, built 1901
- 446 St Nicholas Avenue20 apartments, built 1901
- 440 St Nicholas Avenue20 apartments, built 1901
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01959-0001.