51 West 8 Street
Manhattan · 10011 · BBL 1005720069
51 West 8 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Chelsea, Manhattan, ZIP 10011. City records date it to 1877 and count 16 residential units of 17 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Owemanco In the Village L.P. Its most recent total assessed value is $948K.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 51 West 8 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 15 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 14 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 26 violations against this building, of which 23 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 3 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCPropose interior renovation for existing eating and drinking establishment on 1s | May 14, 2026 | AL |
| PLMPropose plumbing work for existing eating and drinking establishment on cellar a | May 14, 2026 | AL |
| GCRepair Facade, replace Storefront & Windows to comply with LPC requirements. No | Jan 28, 2026 | AL |
| ALPROVIDE AN 12'-0' HIGH TEMPORARY WOOD CONSTRUCTION FENCE TO BE REMOVED ONLY AFTE | Jan 15, 2026 | AL |
| GCInterior work to clean up the space and remove finishes to prepare white box for | Dec 1, 2025 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
34 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 51 West 8 Street compares in 10011
PulseCities tracks 2,045 lots in 10011, of which 71 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 87 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10011 scores 31.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 89 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Chelsea →
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Questions about 51 West 8 Street
Who owns 51 West 8 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 51 West 8 Street names Owemanco In the Village L.P.. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 51 West 8 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 51 West 8 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 51 West 8 Street?
No executed eviction at 51 West 8 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 51 West 8 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 15 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is the displacement risk around 51 West 8 Street?
10011 (Chelsea) scores 31.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.