908 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 311 service requests, 144 HPD complaints, 108 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 67% 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 36.2. 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 | 12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-31. |
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.
140 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (81) · Residential Disposal Complaint (13) · Food Establishment (8) · Noise (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Vendor Enforcement (4).
$403,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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 |
| Last registered | 2025-12-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,441,000 | $3,798,450 |
| 2026 | $7,582,000 | $3,411,900 |
| 2027 | $8,399,000 | $3,779,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bea | American | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
| El Gallo Taqueria | Mexican | A | — |
| Vivi Bubble Tea | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled, Food Temperature), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2022 (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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 44 St & 9 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
607 9 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
140 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $246,509 on 2000-09-18 (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 | |
| 2011-03-08 | Agreement $1,757,734 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK | $1,757,734 | |
| 2011-03-08 | AL&R $1,757,734 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK | $1,757,734 | |
| 2004-10-01 | Agreement $2,035,248 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; SUCCESSOR TO QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC | $2,035,249 | |
| 2000-09-18 | Mortgage $246,509 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $246,509 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $1,912,500 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,912,500 | |
| 1996-11-07 | Mortgage $11,000,000 — from EASTERN PORK PRODUCTS COMPANY to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $11,000,000 | |
| 1986-07-31 | Mortgage assigned $75,000 — from BRICK MANAGEMENT CORP to 1985 M B CORP | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 7 | 90 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 28 | 122 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 35 |
Every one of the 908 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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