1,758 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,130 HPD complaints, 444 311 service requests, 35 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Posting Advertisement (1) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$186,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,749,000 | $787,050 |
| 2026 | $1,931,000 | $868,950 |
| 2027 | $2,084,000 | $937,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 42 St & Dyer 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.
421 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 |
6 311 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.
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: $937,500 on 1998-09-01 (lender: Queens County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-06 | Agreement $4,239,162 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,239,162 | |
| 2013-07-15 | Agreement $704,193 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $704,193 | |
| 2013-07-15 | AL&R $704,193 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $704,193 | |
| 2010-11-12 | Agreement $735,990 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $735,990 | |
| 2004-10-01 | Agreement $870,144 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; SUCCESSOR TO QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to NINTH AVENUE REALTY L.L.C. | $870,144 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $937,500 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $937,500 | |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,758 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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