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672 9 Avenue

196Records
14City systems
7Open violations
37.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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196 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)672 NINTH AVE LLC
BBL1010370064
BIN1025076

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 37.5. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,500 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)672 NINTH AVE, LLC
Head officerJONATHAN RUHL
Managing agentTOMAS APONTE
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,794,000 $1,707,300
2026$4,091,000 $1,840,950
2027$4,013,000 $1,805,850

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amy's BreadBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility, Pet/Animal) · 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

Subway50 St — C E · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 47 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

672 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $8,076 on 2022-03-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 672 NINTH AVE LLC $1,500,000
2022-03-24Mortgage $8,077 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,077
2016-12-06Agreement $1,500,000 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2016-12-06Mortgage $410,965 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $410,965
2016-12-06Agreement $1,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 672 NINTH AVE LLC $1,500,000
2012-02-08Agreement $1,200,000 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,200,000
2012-02-08Mortgage $214,733 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $214,733
2005-09-22AL&R $1,100,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 672 NINTH AVE, LLC $1,100,000
2005-09-22Agreement $1,100,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 672 NINTH AVE, LLC $1,100,000
2005-09-22Mortgage $378,198 — from 672 NINTH AVE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $378,198
1999-08-17Mortgage $780,000 — from 672 NINTH AVE LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC. $780,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203027
201801260330
201900100212
202000120113
2021002035
20224172317
20230450211
202400120517
2025004048
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 18Health & systems 32

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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