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239 9 Avenue

280Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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280 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)237-239 NINTH AVE LLC
BBL1007220042
BIN1012803

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Food Establishment (3) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Air Quality (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$84,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC
Head officerJERRY VELAZQUEZ
Managing agentAIR COMMUNITIES
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,075,000 $1,833,750
2026$4,648,000 $2,091,600
2027$4,952,000 $2,228,400

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Avocado Oh SmoothieJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway23 St — C E · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 25 St — M11 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 25 St & 9 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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.

Report a problem to 311

239 9 Avenue

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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 AIR COMMUNITIES — 7 buildings, 130 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1695 2nd Avenue MN40 A
239 9 Avenue MN18 A
173 East 90 Street MN16 A
171 East 90 Street MN16 A
167 East 90 Street MN15 A
165 East 90 Street MN15 A
169 East 90 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,148,000 on 2022-06-29 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC), covering 2 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
2026-04-28Deed $12,300,000 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to 237-239 NINTH AVE LLC $12,300,000
2026-04-15Sold for $12,300,000 $12,300,000 $683,333
2023-10-19RPTT&RET $20,118,447 — from AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.; AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS, INC. to AIMCO JO INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC $20,118,447
2022-06-29Mortgage $6,148,000 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $6,148,000
2017-05-05Agreement $5,744,468 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,744,468
2011-10-26Agreement $6,400,000 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,400,000
2011-10-26Mortgage $1,282,881 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,282,881
2005-03-21Deed $8,963,591 — from AVAL COMPANY, LLC to AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC $8,963,591
2005-03-21Mortgage $5,480,000 — from AIMCO 237 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,480,000
1986-12-23Mortgage $907,315 — from AVAL COMPANY to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BK $907,315

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001179
20180040812
20190170715
2020023005
2021016007
20226152014
20230091010
202400170320
202502120317
202600144220
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 42Health & systems 38

Every one of the 280 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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