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536 9 Avenue

1,086Records
17City systems
27Open violations
225.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,086 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 390 311 service requests, 265 HPD complaints, 174 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)536 NINTH
BBL1007630076
BIN1013698

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 225.2. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

Open HPD violations27 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

158 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · PLUMBING (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · GENERAL (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10).

Filed construction activity

$256,160 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)536 NINTH LLC
Head officerAntonino Pecora
Managing agentTPEC LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,117,000 $1,402,650
2026$3,527,000 $1,587,150
2027$3,312,000 $1,490,400

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Buena VistaLatin AmericanGrade PendingMice evidence
Casa Di IsaccoItalianB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading, Pet/Animal), 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 150 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

536 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

158 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 TPEC LLC — 10 buildings, 213 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35-15 Farrington Street QN54 A
506 9 Avenue MN44 A
173 East 91 Street MN32 A
43-23 165 Street QN16 A
43-19 165 Street QN16 A
536 9 Avenue MN16 C
807 9 Avenue MN12 B
690 9 Avenue MN12 A
688 9 Avenue MN6 A
679 9 Avenue MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,136,082 on 2016-04-04 (lender: The Bridgehampton National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-20Agreement $3,200,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,200,000
2016-04-04AL&R $4,500,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $4,500,000
2016-04-04Agreement $4,500,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $4,500,000
2016-04-04Mortgage $2,136,083 — from 536 NINTH LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $2,136,083
2013-06-24Mortgage $94,533 — from 536 NINTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $94,533
2013-06-24Agreement $2,500,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2013-06-24AL&R $2,500,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2011-07-21Agreement $2,475,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC; PECORA REALTY LLC; ORA LLC; 1365 EMPIRE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,475,000
2011-07-20Agreement $2,475,000 — from 536 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,475,000
2011-07-20Mortgage $1,181,750 — from 536 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,181,750
2005-06-10Mortgage $437,510 — from 536 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $437,510
2003-07-17DEEDO $2,025,000 — from 536 BENJAMIN HOLDING LLC to 536 NINTH LLC $2,025,000
2003-07-17Mortgage $313,244 — from 536 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $313,244
2002-08-16Mortgage $330,187 — from 536 BENJAMIN HOLDINGLLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $330,187
1999-10-20Mortgage $900,000 — from 536 BENJAMIN HOLDINGLLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $900,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103100225
201831470152
201921760382
202011200123
20210280111
202244150124
20236109901116
20240113105137
202500740276
20264011438129
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 851Ownership & money 38Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,086 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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