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643 9 Avenue

966Records
19City systems
32Open violations
47.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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966 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 535 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AETNA WEST, LLC
BBL1010550029
BIN1026453

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.2. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations32 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
14
’25–26

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Rodent (7) · Encampment (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (3).

Filed construction activity

$834,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (20)
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)AETNA WEST LLC
Head officerDERICK LAM
Managing agentCHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,629,000 $5,233,050
2026$12,363,000 $5,563,350
2027$11,194,000 $5,037,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
HistoryNot yet graded—
HistoryNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Allergy Information), 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 46 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 9 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.

Report a problem to 311

643 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

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,073,497 on 2012-05-04 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-15Deed $18,000,000 — from GSMS 2013-GC13 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to THE BOULEVARD CORPORATION; CENTURIAN FGHP, L.P.; AETNA WEST, LLC $18,000,000
2025-09-08Sold for $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $900,000
2023-02-02DEEDO $3,321,100 — from THOMAS R. KLEINBERGER to GSMS 2013-GC13 NINTH AVENUE, LLC $3,321,100
2023-01-25Sold for $3,321,100 $3,321,100 $166,055
2013-06-10M&CON $16,000,000 — from SPI 643-647 NINTH LLC to GS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LP $16,000,000
2013-06-10Deed $17,000,000 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to SPI 643-647 NINTH LLC $17,000,000
2012-05-04AL&R $5,500,000 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,500,000
2012-05-04Agreement $5,500,000 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,500,000
2012-05-04Mortgage $1,073,498 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,073,498
2005-06-01AL&R $5,250,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $5,250,000
2005-06-01Mortgage $2,179,583 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,179,583
2005-06-01Agreement $5,250,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $5,250,000
2003-07-24Mortgage $344,820 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $344,820
2003-07-24Agreement $3,150,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 643-645 NINTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $3,150,000
2001-11-16Mortgage $1,102,721 — from 643-645 NINTH AVENUEASSOCIATES, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $1,102,721

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701390343
2018632101343
201900210223
20200918101191
20210090312
202201450753
20230410029115
202401410446
2025116563884
202650260637
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 685Ownership & money 71Health & systems 62

Every one of the 966 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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