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796 9 Avenue

496Records
16City systems
0Open violations
7.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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496 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints, 67 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)796 NINTH OWNER LLC
BBL1010430062
BIN1025252

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% 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 7.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Street Condition (3) · Obstruction (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$649,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)796 NINTH OWNER LLC
Head officerSCOTT BERMAN
Managing agent796 NINTH OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,031,000 $1,813,950
2026$3,853,000 $1,733,850
2027$4,275,000 $1,923,750

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Insomnia CookiesBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence
The SoireeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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)
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 350 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

796 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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 796 NINTH OWNER LLC — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
796 9 Avenue MN18 A
798 9 Avenue MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $508,841 on 2019-01-18 (lender: Capital One, National Association), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-14M&CON $62,250,000 — from 790 NINTH OWNER LLC; 1697 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; 706 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; 676 NINTH OWNER LL to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $62,250,000
2025-08-14AL&R $62,250,000 — from 1697 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; 796 NINTH OWNER LLC; 790 NINTH OWNER LLC; 706 AMSTERDAM OWNER LL to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $62,250,000
2019-01-18Agreement $18,300,000 — from 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $18,300,000
2019-01-18AL&R $18,300,000 — from 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $18,300,000
2019-01-18Mortgage $508,841 — from 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $508,841
2014-05-05Mortgage $8,478,865 — from 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,478,865
2014-05-05Agreement $19,750,000 — from 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,750,000
2014-05-05AL&R $19,750,000 — from 790 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 796-798 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC; 676 NINTH SUCCESSOR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,750,000
2009-12-18Mortgage $7,798,234 — from 676 REALTY CORP.; 790 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $7,798,234
2009-12-18Agreement $7,701,766 — from 796-798 REALTY CORP.; 237 FIRST OWNERS, LLC; 790 REALTY CORP.; 676 REALTY CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $7,701,766
2009-12-18Mortgage $4,201,766 — from 676 REALTY CORP.; 790 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $4,201,766
2009-12-18Agreement $12,000,000 — from 676 REALTY CORP.; 790 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $12,000,000
2009-12-18AL&R $12,000,000 — from 676 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP.; 790 REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $12,000,000
2003-12-23Agreement $8,500,000 — from 237 FIRST OWNERS, LLC; 790 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP.; 676 REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $8,500,000
2003-12-23Mortgage $5,335,581 — from 237 FIRST OWNERS, LLC; 676 REALTY CORP.; 796-798 REALTY CORP.; 790 REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $5,335,581

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173070313
2018004026
2019021144241
2020021400162
202110860327
202223130321
202350901226
202443160629
202503236133
202600152320
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 276Ownership & money 68Health & systems 40

Every one of the 496 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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