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621 9 Avenue

624Records
17City systems
3Open violations
10.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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624 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 201 311 service requests, 179 HPD complaints, 55 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NINTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC
BBL1010530036
BIN1026369

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.5. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Food Establishment (13) · Outdoor Dining (9) · Non (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$98,260 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (15)
Yes421-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 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$8,187,000 $3,684,150
2026$8,704,000 $3,916,800
2027$7,026,000 $3,161,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ari SushiJapaneseGrade PendingMice evidence
Mama Mia 44 SWItalianBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

13 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 9 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

621 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

48 311 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: $67,583 on 2011-02-23 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). 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 $67,584 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY , LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $67,584
2011-02-23AL&R $1,200,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY , LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,200,000
2011-02-23Agreement $1,200,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY , LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,200,000
2004-09-27Agreement $1,311,204 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; SUCCESSOR TO QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC $1,311,204
2000-09-18Mortgage $263,682 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTY,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $263,682
1998-09-01Mortgage $1,125,000 — from NINTH AVENUE REALTYLLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,125,000
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
20170190212
201841173328
201901161321
202000110112
202142100218
202201100314
20232240816
202400250732
2025001701734
202600100515
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The full timeline

Construction 84Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 404Ownership & money 32Health & systems 54

Every one of the 624 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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