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198 9 Avenue

375Records
16City systems
1Open violations
17.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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375 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1851
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)198 CHELSEA CORP.
BBL1007460001
BIN1013337

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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 52% 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 17.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-16.

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (7) · Encampment (4) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1851)
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)198 CHELSEA CORP
Head officerCHIN SHU SHIH
Managing agent198 CHELSEA CORP
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,982,000 $1,791,900
2026$4,248,000 $1,911,600
2027$4,479,000 $2,015,550

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lilli and LooChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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 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

Subway23 St — C E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 23 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike9 Ave & W 22 St · 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

198 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

22 311 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: $112,347 on 2005-04-22 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-04-22Mortgage $112,348 — from 198 CHELSEA CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $112,348
2005-04-22AL&R $350,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 198 CHELSEA CORP. $350,000
2005-04-22Agreement $350,000 — from 198 CHELSEA CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $350,000
2003-04-02Agreement $250,302 — from MCGAR, THAD to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH CREDIT $250,302
2003-04-02Mortgage $44,362 — from MCGAR, THAD to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH CREDIT $44,362
2000-01-07Mortgage $163,034 — from 198 CHELSEA CORP. to GREAT EASTERN BANK $163,034
1996-02-02Mortgage $27,352 — from UNTER REALTY CORPORATION to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $27,352
1985-10-24Mortgage $250,000 — from UNTER REALTY CORPORATION to DIME SVGS BANK/WILLIAMSB $250,000
1982-06-28Mortgage $25,000 — from MICHAEL J. ROBINSONETC. to STEINER, MINNIE; STEINER, HARRY $25,000
1982-06-28Mortgage $7,518 — from OCEANIC EQUITY COMPANY to COHOES SAVINGS BANK $7,518

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170213217
20180224329
201931127
20200210315
20210118120
20220020222
20230311115
20245010722
20251013418
202600246
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 181Ownership & money 51Health & systems 35

Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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