430 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 HPD complaints, 85 311 service requests, 64 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 59.9. 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 | 11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · PLUMBING (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$173,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,821,000 | $1,269,450 |
| 2026 | $3,348,000 | $1,506,600 |
| 2027 | $3,494,000 | $1,572,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 42 St — M11 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 43 St & 10 Ave · 250 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.
447 West 43 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC — 11 buildings, 143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 417 West 43 Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 447 West 43 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 449 West 43 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 421 West 43 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 621 9 Avenue | MN | 15 | A |
| 435 West 43 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 411 West 43 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 615 9 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 412 West 44 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 617 9 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 420 West 41 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,068 on 2011-03-08 (lender: New York Commerical Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-19 | Agreement $4,444,371 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,444,371 | |
| 2018-06-19 | AL&R $4,444,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,444,000 | |
| 2018-06-19 | Agreement $4,444,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,444,000 | |
| 2011-03-08 | Mortgage $75,069 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK | $75,069 | |
| 2011-03-08 | Agreement $2,140,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK | $2,140,000 | |
| 2011-03-08 | AL&R $2,140,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK | $2,140,000 | |
| 2004-09-27 | Agreement $2,390,947 — from SUCCESSOR TOQUEENS COUNTY SVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NINTH AVENUE REALTY L.L.C. | $2,390,947 | |
| 2000-09-15 | Mortgage $474,667 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $474,667 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $2,062,500 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $2,062,500 | |
| 1996-11-07 | Mortgage $11,000,000 — from EASTERN PORK PRODUCTS COMPANY to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $11,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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