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617 9 Avenue

211Records
16City systems
0Open violations
19.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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211 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 36 DOB permits, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC
BBL1010530034
BIN1026367, 1086790

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 19.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (2) · Food Establishment (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Street Sign (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agentNINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,496,000 $1,123,200
2026$2,662,000 $1,197,900
2027$3,194,000 $1,437,300

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
1.50 PizzaPizzaNot yet graded—
3 ChickJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 9 Ave · 150 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

617 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

12 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC — 11 buildings, 143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
417 West 43 Street MN36 A
447 West 43 Street MN20 B
449 West 43 Street MN20 A
421 West 43 Street MN17 A
621 9 Avenue MN15 A
435 West 43 Street MN10 A
411 West 43 Street MN7 A
615 9 Avenue MN6 B
412 West 44 Street MN6 A
617 9 Avenue MN6 A
420 West 41 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $65,937 on 2011-02-23 (lender: New York Commerical Bank), covering 3 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
2018-06-19Agreement $4,444,371 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $4,444,371
2011-02-23Mortgage $65,938 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $65,938
2011-02-23Agreement $1,620,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,620,000
2011-02-23AL&R $1,620,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,620,000
2004-10-01Agreement $1,799,420 — from SUCCESSOR TO QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC $1,799,420
2000-09-18Mortgage $406,576 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $406,576
1998-09-01Mortgage $1,500,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
1996-11-07Mortgage $11,000,000 — from EASTERN PORK PRODUCTS COMPANY to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $11,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012025
20180344415
20190151613
20200440311
2021006039
2022204039
202371650129
2024002024
2025005049
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 23Health & systems 33

Every one of the 211 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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