1,194 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 651 311 service requests, 198 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 96 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.9. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2016-04-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
351 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (155) · Noise (95) · Homeless Person Assistance (17) · Dirty Condition (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Illegal Dumping (8).
$2,026,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (108) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 515 NINTH HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | VINCENT FUNG |
| Managing agent | PLAZA MANAGEMENT USA INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,809 | $10,264 |
| 2026 | $2,579,000 | $1,160,550 |
| 2027 | $33,030,199 | $14,863,590 |
The city's market estimate has risen 144712% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $5,052,952 a year ($56.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,483,214 ($16.57 per sq ft), net operating income $3,569,739. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempura | Japanese | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 39 St & 9 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe 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.
511 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 |
351 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by PLAZA MANAGEMENT USA INC — 4 buildings, 284 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 963 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 124 | A |
| 511 9 Avenue | MN | 108 | A |
| 779 Wyckoff Avenue | QN | 28 | A |
| 257 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 24 | D |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Deed $9,600,000 — from ROBERTS, REFEREE, MICHAEL to MANHATTAN GEM HOLDINGS LLC | $9,600,000 | |
| 2026-09-15 | Deed $9,600,000 — from ROBERTS, REFEREE, MICHAEL to MANHATTAN GEM HOLDINGS LLC | $9,600,000 | |
| 2026-09-15 | Deed $9,600,000 — from ROBERTS, REFEREE, MICHAEL to MANHATTAN GEM HOLDINGS LLC | $9,600,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $9,600,000 | $9,600,000 | $88,889 |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $9,600,000 | $9,600,000 | $88,889 |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $9,600,000 | $9,600,000 | $88,889 |
| 2019-07-31 | ASPM $50,000,000 — from 515 NINTH HOLDING, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $50,000,000 | |
| 2019-07-31 | ASPM $50,000,000 — from 515 NINTH HOLDING, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $50,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-26 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from RETAIL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LL to INTERAUDI BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-26 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from RETAIL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LL to INTERAUDI BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-26 | Mortgage $2,470,000 — from RETAIL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LL to INTERAUDI BANK | $2,470,000 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Mortgage $530,000 — from 9TH AVE RETAIL PROPERTY HOLDING LLC to 511 MEMBER LLC | $530,000 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 515 VENTURES, LLC | $50,000,000 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Deed $80,500,000 — from 511 PARTNERS LLC; NINTH AVENUE TOWER LLC to 515 VENTURES, LLC | $80,500,000 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 515 VENTURES, LLC | $50,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 54 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 74 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 126 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 78 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 115 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 9 | 8 | 187 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 110 |
Every one of the 1,194 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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