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659 9 Avenue

167Records
13City systems
3Open violations
25Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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167 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)ARCARI, NICOLA
BBL1010550034
BIN1026455

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Graffiti (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Taxi Compliment (1) · Noise (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$371,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)659 REALTY LLC
Head officerMARIO A ARCARI
Managing agentMARIO A ARCARI
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,738,000 $1,682,100
2026$4,486,000 $2,018,700
2027$5,383,000 $2,422,350

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mercury BarAmericanAMice 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).

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 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.

Report a problem to 311

659 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $126,738 on 2022-03-18 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-18AL&R $5,675,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,675,000
2022-03-18Agreement $5,675,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,675,000
2022-03-18Mortgage $126,739 — from 659 REALTY LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $126,739
2017-05-03AL&R $499,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $499,000
2017-05-03Mortgage $499,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $499,000
2016-04-19AL&R $2,500,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,500,000
2016-04-19Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,500,000
2008-09-03Mortgage $499,900 — from 366 W. REALTY LLC; 659 REALTY LLC to GALSTER FUNDING LLC $499,900
2008-03-14RPTT $4,197,368 — from ARCARI, GIUSEPPE A to ARCARI, MARIO $4,197,368
2008-03-14RPTT&RET $4,158,086 — from ARCARI, GIUSEPPE A to ARCARI, NICOLA $4,158,087
2007-09-10AL&R $7,437,188 — from 366 W REALTY LLC; 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $7,437,188
2007-09-10Agreement $7,437,188 — from 366 W REALTY LLC; 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $7,437,188
2007-09-10Mortgage $1,670,485 — from 659 REALTY LLC; 366 W REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,670,485
2007-05-18Mortgage $300,000 — from 659 REALTY LLC; 366 W. REALTY LLC to GALSTER FUNDING LLC $300,000
2006-04-05Mortgage $1,015,200 — from 659 REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,015,200

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702226
201802013
201901012
202005005
202106017
2022099523
2023040711
202403025
202505016
20261340219
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 40Health & systems 25

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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