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136 9 Avenue

243Records
15City systems
52Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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243 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 HPD housing violations, 51 311 service requests, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)136 NINTH AVENUE CORP
BBL1007420076
BIN1013130

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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 54% 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 20. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations52 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$305,894 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (6)
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)136 NINTH AVENUE CORP
Head officerJOHN M MURTAGH
Managing agentJOE TALKIEWICZ
Last registered2012-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,374,400 $1,518,480
2026$3,599,000 $1,619,550
2027$3,795,000 $1,707,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SalinasSpanishA—

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.

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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 18 St — M11 M12 M14D-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 18 St & 9 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

136 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

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $49,816 on 1995-08-07 (lender: Republic National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-08-07Mortgage $49,816 — from 136 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $49,816
1986-04-08Mortgage $65,000 — from 136 NINTH AVE CORP to REPUBLIC NATL BK NY $65,000
1984-06-20Mortgage $150,000 — from 136 NINTH AVE CORP. to REPUBLIC NAT'L BK/N.Y. $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017713213
201811114
201911204
202020013
20210111113
20222210115
20231611220
202400325
202520428
202600134
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 13Health & systems 20

Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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