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532 9 Avenue

2,107Records
18City systems
32Open violations
210.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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2,107 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 810 HPD complaints, 564 HPD housing violations, 436 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)532 NINTH AVE LLC
BBL1007630005
BIN1013678

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 210.8. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations32 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Rodent (4).

Filed construction activity

$398,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)532 NINTH AVE LLC
Head officerANH DO
Managing agent532 NINTH AVE LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,293,000 $1,481,850
2026$3,619,000 $1,628,550
2027$3,547,000 $1,596,150

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 2017 (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 · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 100 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

532 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $550,000 on 2021-12-30 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-30AL&R $4,050,000 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $4,050,000
2021-12-30Agreement $4,050,000 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $4,050,000
2021-12-30Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,500,000
2021-12-30Agreement $10,500,000 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC; 1901 LEXINGTON LLC; 175 THIRD AVE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $10,500,000
2021-12-30Mortgage $550,000 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $550,000
2021-05-17AL&R $10,500,000 — from 175 THIRD AVE LLC; 532 NINTH AVE LLC; 1901 LEXINGTON LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $10,500,000
2021-05-17Agreement $10,500,000 — from 1901 LEXINGTON LLC; 175 THIRD AVE LLC; 532 NINTH AVE LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $10,500,000
2021-05-17Mortgage $3,118,279 — from 532 NINTH AVE LLC; 1901 LEXINGTON LLC; 175 THIRD AVE LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $3,118,279
2021-05-17Deed $4,000,000 — from ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC to 532 NINTH AVE LLC $4,000,000
2021-04-22Sold for $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $222,222
2013-08-29AL&R $2,955,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,955,000
2013-08-29Agreement $2,955,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI $2,955,000
2013-08-29Mortgage $1,018,420 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,018,420
2011-06-20AL&R $2,000,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI to IVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2011-06-20Mortgage $392,109 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI to IVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $392,109

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170020205207
201800310334
201928232010252
202000521255
2021023014349
202210730606329
20231814005154
202401412003137
20250590317
202620750582
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 94Housing & tenants 1,845Ownership & money 71Health & systems 51

Every one of the 2,107 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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