766 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 254 311 service requests, 114 HPD housing violations, 109 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 254.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 58 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Street Condition (4) · Litter Basket Request (3).
$81,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT MALTA |
| Managing agent | RAUL ESCARZA |
| Last registered | 2025-11-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,029,200 | $3,613,140 |
| 2026 | $8,860,000 | $3,987,000 |
| 2027 | $7,088,000 | $3,189,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bocca Di Bacco | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 23 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 20 St — M11 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 18 St & 9 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
169 9 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2022-08-05 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 8 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | Mortgage $900,000 — from LMS REALTY LLC; 114 WEST 73RD REALTY CORP.; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; WEST 73RD STREET to SIGNATURE BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Agreement $56,000,000 — from 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP.; LMS REALTY LLC; 169 NINTH AVENUE REAL to SIGNATURE BANK | $56,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-05 | AL&R $56,000,000 — from 202 EIGHTH AVENUE, LLC; 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 114 WEST 73RD REALTY CORP.; 654 NINTH to SIGNATURE BANK | $56,000,000 | |
| 2020-09-17 | Mortgage $4,985,663 — from 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 3 to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,985,663 | |
| 2020-09-17 | AL&R $51,100,000 — from 328-330 WEST 46TH STREET, INC.; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $51,100,000 | |
| 2020-09-17 | Agreement $51,100,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP.; 328-330 WEST 46TH STREET, INC.; 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 114 to SIGNATURE BANK | $51,100,000 | |
| 2019-03-12 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-12 | Mortgage $793,448 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $793,448 | |
| 2019-03-12 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2016-06-27 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; LMS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2016-06-27 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; LMS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-11-15 | Mortgage $1,803,886 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC (F/K/A LMS R to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,803,886 | |
| 2014-11-15 | Agreement $8,500,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC (F/K/A LMS R to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2014-11-15 | AL&R $8,500,000 — from 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC (F/K/A LMS R to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2013-05-10 | Mortgage $2,504,000 — from LMS REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,504,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
Every one of the 766 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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