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156 9 Avenue

190Records
11City systems
13Open violations
40Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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190 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1852
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)156 9TH AVE, LLC
BBL1007430083
BIN1013242

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1976-08-26.

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

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (17) · Taxi Complaint (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1852)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)156 9TH AVE LLC
Head officerVINCENT YAM
Managing agentVINCENT YAM
Last registered2019-11-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,439,000 $1,997,550
2026$3,947,000 $1,776,150
2027$4,364,000 $1,963,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TradicionaleFilipinoA—

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 20 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 18 St & 9 Ave · 400 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

156 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

35 311 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: $1,483,567 on 2013-10-08 (lender: Eastbank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-10-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from EASTBANK NA to 156 9TH AVE LLC $2,000,000
2013-10-08Mortgage $1,483,568 — from 156 9TH AVE LLC to EASTBANK NA $1,483,568
2009-04-21Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 156 9TH AVE, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2009-04-21AL&R $1,000,000 — from 156 9TH AVE, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2001-06-28Mortgage $27,910 — from YAM, EDWARD to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $27,910
1991-01-18Mortgage $225,000 — from YAM, EDWARD; YAM, VINCENT to SCHWARZLER, CARL HUNT $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170314
20180516
201927211
20200404
20210628
20220426
20230314
20240819
20250314
2026029231
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 26Health & systems 17

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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