336 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.1. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Damaged Tree (2) · APPLIANCE (1).
$342,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 492 NINTH AVENUE, LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID SHEMEL |
| Managing agent | DAVID ZEBLI |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,420,000 | $1,989,000 |
| 2026 | $4,782,000 | $2,151,900 |
| 2027 | $5,089,000 | $2,290,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Restaurant & Bar | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled) · 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.
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.
| Subway | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 36 St & 9 Ave · 400 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.
492 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 |
23 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,140,000 on 2024-01-05 (lender: Edgewood Capital Finance LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-05 | AL&R $13,140,000 — from 492 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 484 NINTH AVENUE LLC to EDGEWOOD CAPITAL FINANCE LLC | $13,140,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | AL&R $13,140,000 — from EDGEWOOD CAPITAL FINANCE LLC to UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $13,140,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Mortgage $13,140,000 — from 484 NINTH AVNUE, LLC AND 492 NINTH AVENU to EDGEWOOD CAPITAL FINANCE LLC | $13,140,000 | |
| 2017-12-27 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from 492 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to TD BANK, N.A | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-12-27 | Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 492 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to TD BANK, N.A | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-12-27 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from 492 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to TD BANK, N.A | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-12-27 | Agreement $11,517,450 — from NINTH AVE. 484 LLC; NINTH AVE. 492 LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $11,517,450 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Deed $9,500,000 — from MANGANARO'S HERO BOY INC. to NINTH AVE. 492 LLC | $9,500,000 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Agreement $11,812,500 — from NINTH AVE. 492 LLC; NINTH AVE. 484 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $11,812,500 | |
| 2013-09-11 | AL&R $11,812,500 — from NINTH AVE. 492 LLC; NINTH AVE. 484 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $11,812,500 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Mortgage $10,551,803 — from NINTH AVE. 484 LLC; NINTH AVE. 492 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $10,551,803 | |
| 2001-12-19 | Mortgage $357,273 — from MANGANARO'S HERO BOY, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $357,273 | |
| 1997-05-30 | Mortgage $534,000 — from MANGANARO'S HERO BOYINC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $534,000 | |
| 1997-05-30 | Mortgage $701,000 — from MANGANARO'S HERO BOYINC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $701,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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