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524 9 Avenue

276Records
15City systems
2Open violations
50Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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276 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)359 WEST 39TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1007630001
BIN1013674

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (3) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$184,670 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Mitchel Kahn
Last registered2025-02-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,211,600 $995,220
2026$2,654,000 $1,194,300
2027$3,185,000 $1,433,250

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AquihitoJapaneseA—
Taqueria DianaMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 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.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · under 50 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

524 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

11 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,176,612 on 2016-10-24 (lender: Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-24AL&R $5,650,000 — from 359 WEST 39TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $5,650,000
2016-10-24Agreement $5,650,000 — from 359 WEST 39TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $5,650,000
2016-10-24Mortgage $2,176,613 — from 359 WEST 39TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $2,176,613
2015-04-14AL&R $3,600,000 — from WEST 39 STREET HOLDINGS, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,600,000
2015-04-14Mortgage $3,600,000 — from WEST 39 STREET HOLDINGS, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,600,000
2015-04-14Deed $4,150,000 — from TRINIDAD, APOLONIA C to WEST 39 STREET HOLDINGS, LLC $4,150,000
2008-06-12RPTT&RET $5,790,000 — from LINDENBAUM, SAMUEL H to BERLINER, ERIC; DISHI, AVI; MANOCHERIAN, GREGORY $5,790,000
1986-04-30Mortgage $8,050 — from TRINIDAD, APOLONIA C. to CENTRAL FEDL SVGS FSB $8,050

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20178526241
20182411118
20198110120
202010809
202100707
20220110112
20230516021
20240110415
202501304
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 21Health & systems 14

Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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