717 8th Avenue, Manhattan

An active Hell's Kitchen rental where physical maintenance is responsive, but the heavy avenue scene has a loud and sensory presence.

Held by Winter Properties since March 2014, when they bought the building for $14,727,851, with Scott Goldenberg acting as head officer. The 176-unit building is actively maintained, but your daily experience is defined by its busy stretch of Eighth Avenue. Three things to know:

Eighth Avenue street noise is a constant presence. The building itself has 224 street-noise complaints on file, heavily dominated by loud music and sidewalk parties right outside the entrance. The most recent complaint was registered on July 3, 2026, meaning this is an active midtown-adjacent corridor that stays busy late into the night.

Scent and air quality complaints on the surrounding blocks point to restaurant venting issues. The surrounding blocks carry 41 commercial exhaust and odor complaints over the last year—specifically 24 indoor air quality calls and 17 food establishment complaints that were active as recently as mid-July 2026, concentrated around the avenue's ground-floor restaurant vent lines.

The building carries one open housing maintenance violation. With 176 units, having exactly one open violation on file is a light ledger. Management is responsive to maintenance issues when they are reported: all of the other eight housing complaints from the past year—including paint, plaster, and a water leak—were resolved and closed out.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 198 homeless assistance calls within three blocks over the last year, mostly flagged as non-chronic.
• 39 encampment calls reported on the surrounding blocks in the past year, with the most recent in June 2026.
• 138 unsanitary condition complaints within three blocks, reflecting the high-density foot traffic of the avenue.
• Midtown-adjacent avenue energy—the street-level activity is active and present right outside the lobby.

717 8th Avenue is a 176-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010360029). This building is associated with 301 W. 45 Realty LLC. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1966, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 12 complaints
• General: 6 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 5 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 5 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 12, 2026.

The building last changed hands on March 14, 2014 for $14,727,851.11, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 89/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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