2,474 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 851 311 service requests, 501 HPD complaints, 287 HPD housing violations.
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 55% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.2. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-03-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
77 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
252 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (57) · HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · Illegal Parking (32) · Residential Disposal Complaint (18) · Noise (10) · PLUMBING (9).
$697,810 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (67) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT BERMAN |
| Managing agent | WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,501,000 | $7,425,450 |
| 2026 | $16,732,000 | $7,529,400 |
| 2027 | $16,807,000 | $7,563,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break Bar | American | A | Mice evidence |
| H-Yard Gourmet Deli | Sandwiches | Not yet graded | — |
| Kham Koon | Not yet graded | — | |
| Pink Chocolate | Not yet graded | — | |
| Starstruck Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Sushi Star | Japanese | Grade Pending | — |
| Vito's Slices and Ices | Pizza | A | — |
| Zoob Zib Thai Noodle Bar | Thai | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
8 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 8 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 8 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 35 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 36 St & 9 Ave · 150 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.
450 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 |
252 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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: $2,682,459 on 2018-09-20 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 | Agreement $26,500,000 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,500,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | Mortgage $2,682,459 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,682,459 | |
| 2018-09-20 | AL&R $26,500,000 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,500,000 | |
| 2015-08-20 | Mortgage $4,908,390 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,908,390 | |
| 2013-04-29 | Agreement $21,125,000 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,125,000 | |
| 2013-04-29 | Mortgage $5,290,180 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,290,180 | |
| 2013-04-29 | AL&R $21,125,000 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,125,000 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Mortgage $4,000,001 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIALMSBURGH | $4,000,001 | |
| 2008-08-11 | Agreement $17,000,001 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIALMSBURGH to WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC | $17,000,001 | |
| 2008-08-11 | AL&R $17,000,001 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIALMSBURGH | $17,000,001 | |
| 2005-01-10 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC | $13,000,000 | |
| 2005-01-10 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC | $13,000,000 | |
| 2005-01-10 | Deed $22,000,000 — from 450 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC | $22,000,000 | |
| 2005-01-10 | Mortgage $3,729,801 — from WESTFRONT ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,729,801 | |
| 2002-11-06 | Mortgage $4,599,613 — from 450 NINTH AVENUE LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $4,599,613 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 59 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 62 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 0 | 6 | 141 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 0 | 12 | 172 |
| 2023 | 3 | 23 | 202 | 0 | 8 | 236 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 0 | 22 | 153 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 20 | 132 |
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 105 |
Every one of the 2,474 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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