834 8th Avenue
A 15-story building with 278 apartments, built in 1925, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 834 to 840 8th Avenue.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
834 8th Avenue has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the past year, 11 about heat or hot water. It is registered to FIFTY FIRST CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, LP. 278 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 834 8th Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 7 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 5 |
| 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
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 11 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 834 8th Avenue?
834 8th Avenue is registered with HPD to FIFTY FIRST CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, LP. 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 5 older cases, the latest from 2021.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 834 8th Avenue rent stabilized?
278 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 5 in 2018. That’s 278 of the building’s 278 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 830 8th Avenue21 apartments, built 1985
- 852 8th Avenue34 apartments, built 1915
- 831 8th Avenue293 apartments, built 1997
- 245 West 51st Street65 apartments, built 1912
- 250 West 50th Street550 apartments, built 1998
- 260 West 52nd Street215 apartments, built 1987
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-01022-0061.