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766 9 Avenue

480Records
15City systems
6Open violations
72Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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480 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations, 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)766 NINTH CORP%GERSHO
BBL1010420003
BIN1025193

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 72. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-10.

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.

$20,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · GENERAL (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$592,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (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)766 NINTH CORP.
Head officerROBERT GERSHON
Managing agentC. GERSHON CO.
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,371,000 $1,966,950
2026$4,662,000 $2,097,900
2027$4,915,000 $2,211,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pure Thai RestaurantThaiA—

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)
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

Subway50 St — C E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 9 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

766 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

23 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by C. GERSHON CO. — 14 buildings, 535 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
120 University Place MN92 A
454 Ft Washington Avenue MN83 B
110 Bank Street MN61 A
2476 Broadway MN57 A
1229 Avenue Y BK55 A
360 Smith Street BK48 A
455 Ft Washington Avenue MN41 A
461 Ft Washington Avenue MN34 A
309 West 55 Street MN20 A
311 West 55 Street MN20 A
766 9 Avenue MN8 B
768 9 Avenue MN8 A
764 9 Avenue MN8 A
215 East 23 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $176,644 on 2018-06-07 (lender: People's United Bank, National Association), covering 3 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
2018-06-07Agreement $1,800,000 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,800,000
2018-06-07Mortgage $176,644 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $176,644
2018-06-07AL&R $1,800,000 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,800,000
2013-11-12Agreement $1,800,000 — from 766 NITH CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,800,000
2013-11-12AL&R $1,800,000 — from 766 NITH CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,800,000
2013-11-12Mortgage $84,204 — from 766 NITH CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $84,204
2007-02-02Agreement $1,900,000 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,900,000
2007-02-02Agreement $1,900,000 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,900,000
2007-02-02Mortgage $164,834 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $164,834
1999-08-16Mortgage $1,015,697 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,015,697
1994-03-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 766 NINTH CORP. to LLOYD REALTY ASSOCIATES $1,000,000
1989-07-10Mortgage $400,000 — from LLOYD REALTY ASSOC to CITYTRUST $400,000
1988-10-13Mortgage $492,224 — from LLOYD REALTY ASSOC to CHEMICAL BANK $492,224
1987-04-10Mortgage $1,125,000 — from KINVARA REALTY, INC; INTERNAL REALTY, INC; LAVAL REALTY, INC to YORKVILLE FED S&L ASSN $1,125,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703110216
20180284216
201990100120
202010790026
2021103015
202200150217
2023007018
202400250227
20250990119
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 275Ownership & money 80Health & systems 26

Every one of the 480 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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