2,615 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 943 311 service requests, 782 HPD complaints, 616 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 991.2. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-24. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
157 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
335 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (69) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (65) · GENERAL (29) · FLOORING/STAIRS (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (26) · PLUMBING (22).
$376,710 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 698 HK LLC |
| Head officer | SEFIK GUNES |
| Managing agent | SEFIK GUNES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,247,000 | $2,361,150 |
| 2026 | $5,578,000 | $2,510,100 |
| 2027 | $6,105,000 | $2,747,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Corner Chinese Restaurant | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 47 St & 9 Ave · 200 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.
698 9 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
335 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 69 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,803,370 on 2016-05-26 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | AL&R $13,500,000 — from SEACOVE 1 LLC; 692 HK LLC; 698 HK LLC; 694 HK LLC; WATERSIDE 1 LLC; 696 HK LLC; STRIPER 1 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2021-11-12 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from WATERSIDE 1 LLC; 694 HK LLC; SEACOVE 1 LLC; 692 HK LLC; STRIPER 1 LLC; 698 HK LLC; 696 HK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2021-10-28 | Deed $5,400,000 — from 358 WEST 48TH STREET REALTY, LLC to 698 HK LLC; WATERSIDE 1 LLC; STRIPER 1 LLC; SEACOVE 1 LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2021-10-20 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $385,714 |
| 2016-05-26 | Agreement $15,950,000 — from 694 9TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 358 WEST 48TH STREET REALTY, LLC; 696 9TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,950,000 | |
| 2016-05-26 | Mortgage $13,803,370 — from 696 9TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 694 9TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 692 9TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 358 WE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,803,370 | |
| 2004-08-27 | Mortgage $1,648,845 — from C&J PARKING INC; FTC. REALTY CO INC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,648,845 | |
| 2004-08-27 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from C&J PARKING INC; FTC. REALTY CO INC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2004-08-27 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FTC. REALTY CO INC; C&J PARKING INC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2001-08-08 | Mortgage $650,771 — from F.T.C. REALTY CO..,INC.; C & J PARKING INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $650,771 | |
| 1998-01-15 | Mortgage $200,000 — from F.T.C. REALTY CO., INC. to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 1998-01-15 | Mortgage $190,000 — from F.T.C. REALTY CO., INC. to GREENPOINT BANK | $190,000 | |
| 1996-05-30 | Mortgage $725,000 — from AMONG F.T.C. REALTYCO., INC.; MAZZELLA, JANET; MAZZELLA, CARL; C & J PARKING, INC. to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP | $725,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 134 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 115 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 4 | 8 | 234 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 236 | 4 | 9 | 257 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 201 | 0 | 5 | 213 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 286 | 2 | 9 | 299 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 449 | 0 | 12 | 468 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 0 | 4 | 131 |
Every one of the 2,615 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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