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445 East 9 Street

638Records
11City systems
1Open violations
18.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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638 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 278 HPD complaints, 241 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1004370133
BIN1089856

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.4. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1996-07-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Encampment (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Outdoor Dining (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

$148,005 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)145 AVENUE A REALTY, LLC
Head officerTERRENCE LOWENBERG
Managing agentSMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,137,000 $961,650
2026$2,287,000 $1,029,150
2027$2,446,000 $1,100,700

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Village CreperieCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 9 St / Avenue A — M8 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeE 10 St & Ave A · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

445 East 9 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 31 buildings, 444 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B7 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
36 Linden Street BK38 A
24 Jane Street MN34 A
342 East 55 Street MN26 B
1384 1 Avenue MN25 B
199 West 10 Street MN25 A
27 Avenue C MN24 A
128 2 Avenue MN22 B
371 East 10 Street MN22 A
375 State Street BK20 A
1031 Lorimer Street BK20 A
222 East 12 Street MN18 A
223 Mott Street MN18 B
1382 1 Avenue MN17 B
201 West 14 Street MN16 B
21 West 87 Street MN10 B
37 West 89 Street MN10 A
445 East 9 Street MN10 A
26 West 88 Street MN10 A
28 West 88 Street MN10 A
30 West 88 Street MN10 A
18 West 88 Street MN10 A
239 Elizabeth Street MN10 A
23 Avenue B MN7 A
21 Avenue B MN7 A
441 East 9 Street MN5 C
447 East 9 Street MN5 D
443 East 9 Street MN5 A
799 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
132 East 61 Street MN4 D
187 Court Street BK2 A
317 West 14 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,700,000 on 2017-07-19 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-28Agreement $13,683,345 — from 145 AVENUE A REALTY LLC to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $13,683,345
2025-12-08RPTT&RET $8,663,333 — from GAFFNEY NEW YORK HOLDINGS, INC.; DAHL BROTHERS, LLC; MORGAN HILL INVESTMENTS LLC to SMICON MH ACQUISITION LLC $8,663,333
2017-07-19AL&R $14,800,000 — from 145 AVENUE A REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,800,000
2017-07-19Mortgage $4,700,000 — from 145 AVENUE A REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,700,000
2017-07-19Agreement $14,800,000 — from 145 AVENUE A REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,800,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170210850115
201801900091
201930330036
202000200121
202100310132
202220100214
202310210426
202400472352
202520151321
20260081312
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 581Ownership & money 9Health & systems 18

Every one of the 638 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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