155 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 44.7. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 338 Ninth Avenue llc |
| Head officer | Ismail Alomari |
| Managing agent | Mohamed Alomari |
| Last registered | 2025-11-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,221,000 | $999,450 |
| 2026 | $2,665,000 | $1,199,250 |
| 2027 | $3,198,000 | $1,439,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron's Chinese and Thai | Chinese | B | Mice 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 (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 30 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 29 St & 9 Ave · 150 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.
338 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $181,337 on 1991-02-14 (lender: Korea First Bank Ofny). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-02-14 | Mortgage $181,337 — from 338 ESTATES CORP to KOREA FIRST BANK OFNY | $181,337 | |
| 1990-06-11 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 338 ESTATES CORP to KOREA FIRS BANK NY | $3,000,000 | |
| 1987-12-09 | Mortgage $70,000 — from 338 ESTATES CORP to KOREA FIRST BK NY | $70,000 | |
| 1987-01-14 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 338 ESTATES CORP to KOREA FIRST BK/NY | $250,000 | |
| 1986-10-09 | Mortgage $110,000 — from 338 ESTATES CORP. to KOREA FIRST BANK/NY | $110,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 155 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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