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635 9 Avenue

385Records
16City systems
9Open violations
41.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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385 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 73 HPD complaints, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)635 NINTH AVENUE CORP
BBL1010540034
BIN1026419, 1086792

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.4. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1992-04-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)635 NINTH AVE.CORP
Head officerROBERT MALTA
Managing agent635 NINTH AVENUE CORP..
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,873,600 $1,743,120
2026$4,226,000 $1,901,700
2027$4,145,000 $1,865,250

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bocca Di BaccoItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 950 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 · 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.

Report a problem to 311

635 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2022-08-05 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 8 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
2022-08-05AL&R $56,000,000 — from 202 EIGHTH AVENUE, LLC; 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 114 WEST 73RD REALTY CORP.; 654 NINTH to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2022-08-05Agreement $56,000,000 — from 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP.; LMS REALTY LLC; 169 NINTH AVENUE REAL to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2022-08-05Mortgage $900,000 — from LMS REALTY LLC; 114 WEST 73RD REALTY CORP.; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; WEST 73RD STREET to SIGNATURE BANK $900,000
2020-09-17Mortgage $4,985,663 — from 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 169 NINTH AVENUE REALTY LLC; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 3 to SIGNATURE BANK $4,985,663
2020-09-17Agreement $51,100,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP.; 328-330 WEST 46TH STREET, INC.; 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 114 to SIGNATURE BANK $51,100,000
2020-09-17AL&R $51,100,000 — from 328-330 WEST 46TH STREET, INC.; 110 WEST 73 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 654 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $51,100,000
2019-12-02AL&R $7,000,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2019-12-02Mortgage $957,157 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $957,157
2019-12-02Agreement $7,000,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2018-06-06Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2018-06-06AL&R $1,000,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2015-08-12Mortgage $883,463 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $883,463
2015-08-12Agreement $5,500,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,500,000
2015-08-12AL&R $5,500,000 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,500,000
2013-04-23Mortgage $1,414,701 — from 635 NINTH AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,414,701

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710120215
201801132218
20190065718
202003105119
20210260210
202200264636
20230060814
202401132218
20250090413
202600100313
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 218Ownership & money 47Health & systems 41

Every one of the 385 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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