Manhattan • Office

589 8th Ave

Manhattan, NY 10018Company-ownedBBL 1-00762-00BIN 1013646

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1927
Floors23
Units26
Building Area112,700 sqft
ZoningM1-9A/R12
ClassO4
Market Value$20.4M

589 8TH AVE is a property located at 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small). The building was constructed in 1927. It has 23 floors and 26 units. The building area is 112,700 square feet on a 4,942 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-9A/R12. The assessed market value is $20.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 279 building permits on record (208 active). There are 113 violations on record (1 currently open). 25 docketed judgments carrying $4,955 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

785records on file
75Energy Star

Completed in 1927, 589 8 Ave rises 23 stories over New York. Public records put it at 26 units and 112,700 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-9A/R12. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $20.4M, and assessed for tax at $9.2M. In the 66 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 785 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 279 of its 785 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (154) and inspection (151) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 75, with a site energy-use intensity of 70.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 744 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 36% permit, 66 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$20.4M of New York, written across 785 government filings.

Property Details

Address589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018
Building TypeOffice - Semi-Fireproof (small)
O4
Year Built1927
Floors23
Total Units26
Building Area112,700 sqft
Lot Size4,942 sqft
ZoningM1-9A/R12
1-00762-00
1013646
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$20.4M
$9.2M
$1.4M

Building Permits

279 on record · 208 active
Suspended ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Dec 4, 2025Job #M01101692-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 4, 2025Job #M01101692-I1
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 7, 2025Job #454590
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 23, 2024Est. cost $102KJob #M00969200-I1
Suspended ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 16, 2024Job #M01101692-P1

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Violations

113 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$4,955
Judgments · 25 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 9, 2026Balance $25Ticket #0219327772
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Ticket #000932260Y
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Balance $780Ticket #000910204M
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000855833X
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #000843131N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF

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DOB LegacyEGRADE
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 1, 2021#2558808

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 was constructed in 1927. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small) with 23 floors and 26 units. The building area is 112,700 sqft.

Are there building permits at 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 279 building permits on record, with 208 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Suspended Scaffold (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Dec 4, 2025.

Does 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 113 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 74 DOB, 39 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 25 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $4,955. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 589 8TH AVE?

589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 has an assessed market value of $20.4M and a total assessed value of $9.2M (land: $1.4M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 589 8TH AVE?

589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 is zoned M1-9A/R12. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 589 8TH AVE?

589 8TH AVE, Manhattan, NY 10018 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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