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488 9 Avenue

360Records
16City systems
38Open violations
47.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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360 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)NINUDRAGO LLC
BBL1007610003
BIN1083606, 1084536

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.7. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations38 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2010-11-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Obstruction (2) · SAFETY (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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 (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)NINUDRAGO LLC
Head officerNICK ACCARDI
Managing agentNINUDRAGO LLC
Last registered2020-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,032,000 $1,814,400
2026$4,838,000 $2,177,100
2027$5,806,000 $2,612,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TavolaItalianGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

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

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 36 St & 9 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

488 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

21 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,749,474 on 2016-06-13 (lender: Sussex Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-13Agreement $4,000,000 — from NINUDRAGO LLC to SUSSEX BANK $4,000,000
2016-06-13AL&R $4,000,000 — from NINUDRAGO LLC to SUSSEX BANK $4,000,000
2016-06-13Mortgage $1,749,475 — from NINUDRAGO LLC to SUSSEX BANK $1,749,475
2012-03-14Deed $3,500,000 — from THE MARION BUILDING LLC to NINUDRAGO LLC $3,500,000
2012-03-14Agreement $2,500,000 — from NINUDRAGO LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,500,000
2012-03-14Mortgage $2,008,028 — from NINUDRAGO LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,008,028
2008-03-18AL&R $550,000 — from THE MARION BUILDING LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $550,000
2008-03-18Mortgage $550,000 — from THE MARION BUILDING LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $550,000
1987-10-26Mortgage $55,000 — from DELL'ORTO, SALVATORE to DAVID KULE ASSOCS INC $55,000
1983-05-09Mortgage $100,000 — from MANGANARO FOODS, INC. to CHEMICAL BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171225
20180224
20190426
20200516
2021114116
2022134136
20230819
202407310
2025026127
202606410
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 262Ownership & money 29Health & systems 22

Every one of the 360 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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