205 8th Avenue

205 8th Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 3 open HPD violations, and 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 14 buildings' registrations; 5 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (3 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 29 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-02-10. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3S), issued 2026-02-10. HPD violation 18630143
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3S), issued 2026-02-10. HPD violation 18630144
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18829830

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 7 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

2 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 205 EIGHTH AVE LLC. Head officer: STEVEN GAUTIER. Managing agent: WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1007440040, HPD building ID 4281. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 23 St (C, E), 3 min walk
• 18 St (1), 4 min walk
• 14 St (A, C, E), 4 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.