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541 9 Avenue

1,366Records
19City systems
107Open violations
138.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,366 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 452 311 service requests, 315 HPD complaints, 269 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1890
Floors5
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CLINTON HOUSING WEST40TH PARTNERS, L.P.
BBL1010500029
BIN1083736, 1083740, 1083741, 1083742, 1089488

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 138.4. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations107 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 41). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
6
’24–25
41
’25–26

15 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · WATER LEAK (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · PLUMBING (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Non (12).

Filed construction activity

$1,140,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)CLINTON HOUSING WEST 40 PARTNERS LP
Head officerJOE RESTUCCIA
Managing agentCLINTON HOUSING DEV CO
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,068,000 $3,180,600
2026$7,514,000 $3,381,300
2027$8,210,000 $3,694,500

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CapizziPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 9 Av — M42 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 350 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

541 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

181 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 CLINTON HOUSING DEV. CO. — 19 buildings, 578 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
540 West 53rd Street MN103 B
554 West 53 Street MN80 A
727 8 Avenue MN70 B
541 9 Avenue MN38 B
564 West 52 Street MN32 A
353 West 30 Street MN32 A
454 West 35 Street MN31 B
501 West 52 Street MN27 C
500 West 42 Street MN25 C
455 West 35 Street MN25 A
501 West 51 Street MN22 C
458 West 37 Street MN20 A
463 West 35 Street MN14 C
565 West 51 Street MN12 A
458 West 17 Street MN12 B
346 West 48 Street MN10 A
307 West 43 Street MN9 A
756 10 Avenue MN8 C
856 9 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 1999-04-05 (lender: State Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-16RPTT&RET $3,987,332 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to CLINTON 8-9-10 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $3,987,332
2018-10-16RPTT&RET $3,987,332 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to CLINTON 8-9-10 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $3,987,332
2008-10-29ASSTO $225,000 — from NEW MIL, LLC to CALCAGNO, JOSEPH $225,000
1999-04-05Mortgage $400,000 — from CLINTON HOUSING WEST40TH PARTNERS, L.P. to STATE OF NEW YORK $400,000
1996-10-18Mortgage $2,430,311 — from CLINTON HOUSING WEST40TH PARTNERS, L.P. to NYC HPD $2,430,311

Ten-year activity

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2023
204
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173170213
201842132324
201964224541
202000260329
202163550771
202241211904139
20232713702148
20240119508204
2025019903103
202665710587
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The full timeline

Construction 100Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 1,072Ownership & money 49Health & systems 52

Every one of the 1,366 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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