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608 9 Avenue

277Records
14City systems
7Open violations
27.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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277 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)H & S ASSOCIATES
BBL1010340003
BIN1024959

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.3. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-04.

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (6)
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)H&S ASSOCIATES REALTY LLC
Head officerRON JACQUES
Managing agentH&S ASSOCIATES REALTY
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,589,000 $1,165,050
2026$3,107,000 $1,398,150
2027$3,728,000 $1,677,600

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Patron Mexican GrillMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

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.

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 44 St — M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 44 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

608 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

30 311 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: $580,476 on 2018-08-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-22Agreement $1,165,297 — from H&S ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,165,297
2018-08-22Mortgage $580,476 — from H & S ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL BANK $580,476
2018-08-22Agreement $1,250,000 — from H & S ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL BANK $1,250,000
2008-08-29Mortgage $24,554 — from H & S ASSOCIATES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $24,554
1999-03-17Mortgage $314,740 — from H & S ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $314,740
1997-07-07Mortgage $750,000 — from HENRY & LLOYD COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017302027
201800133218
201901100213
202000240125
202102400143
2022007018
202310310133
20241080312
202500151218
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 197Ownership & money 29Health & systems 21

Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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