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500 9 Avenue

236Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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236 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ESPOSITO REALTY LLC
BBL1007610064
BIN1083613

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.9. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Missed Collection (6) · Obstruction (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Sewer (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)Esposito Realty LLC
Head officerJohn Esposito
Managing agentKIZNER ASSOCIATES INC.
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,487,000 $1,119,150
2026$2,507,000 $1,128,150
2027$2,291,000 $1,030,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

500 9 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KIZNER ASSOCIATES INC. — 32 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
831 West 176 Street MN41 A
238 West 56 Street MN23 A
321 West 21 Street MN20 A
319 West 21 Street MN20 A
317 West 22 Street MN20 A
317 West 21 Street MN20 A
319 West 22 Street MN19 A
718 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
1492 2 Avenue MN16 A
500 9 Avenue MN15 A
74 University Place MN14 A
774 9 Avenue MN13 A
430 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
31 West 70 Street MN10 A
130 West 80 Street MN10 A
134 West 80 Street MN10 B
332 West 89 Street MN10 A
9 Gramercy Park South MN10 A
132 West 80 Street MN9 A
509 9 Avenue MN8 B
496 9 Avenue MN8 A
667 10 Avenue MN8 B
507 9 Avenue MN8 A
126 West 75 Street MN8 B
138 West 72 Street MN7 B
147 West 72 Street MN7 A
307 West 47 Street MN6 A
136 West 72 Street MN6 A
143 West 95 Street MN6 A
83 Mercer Street MN4 B
134 West 72 Street MN4 C
560 Amsterdam Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2004-12-11 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-11Deed $925,000 — from ESPOSITO , ANN to ESPOSITO REALTY LLC $925,000
2004-12-11Mortgage $1,400,000 — from ESPOSITO REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171326
20180819
201936110
2020010010
2021117018
2022121022
2023117018
2024114116
2025012012
20262518
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 180Ownership & money 16Health & systems 9

Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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