747 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 311 service requests, 199 HPD complaints, 78 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 269.9. 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 | 7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
153 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 128 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · Noise (39) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Litter Basket Complaint (2) · GENERAL (2).
$543,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 653 NINTH LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPOERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,023,000 | $1,810,350 |
| 2026 | $4,291,000 | $1,930,950 |
| 2027 | $4,256,000 | $1,915,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taco Mahal | Indian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 47 St & 9 Ave · 400 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.
653 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 |
135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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.
Managed by CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2018-07-25 (lender: 99 Associates, INC.), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-19 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from 653 NINTH, LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC; M&E 234, LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2021-01-19 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from M&E 234, LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC; 653 NINTH, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2018-07-25 | Mortgage $3,300,000 — from M&E 234, LLC; 653 NINTH, LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2016-01-06 | Mortgage $1,139,020 — from 653 NINTH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,139,020 | |
| 2016-01-06 | Agreement $5,250,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 653 NINTH LLC | $5,250,000 | |
| 2016-01-06 | AL&R $5,250,000 — from 653 NINTH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $5,250,000 | |
| 2015-02-26 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 653 NINTH LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $500,000 | |
| 2011-11-02 | Agreement $3,910,525 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 653 NINTH LLC | $3,910,525 | |
| 2008-11-14 | Mortgage $3,950,000 — from 653 NINTH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMS BURGH | $3,950,000 | |
| 2008-11-14 | AL&R $3,950,000 — from 653 NINTH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMS BURGH | $3,950,000 | |
| 2008-11-14 | Deed $3,950,000 — from EVELYN MARIE CAVALLI 1998 LIVING TRUST; RASSAM, GLEN Z; PULIATTE, JAMES to 653 NINTH LLC | $3,950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 9 | 83 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 5 | 117 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 104 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Every one of the 747 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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