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661 9 Avenue

196Records
10City systems
34Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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196 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 HPD housing violations, 35 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1935
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)47 EAST 34 STREET LLC
BBL1010550035
BIN1026456

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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 violations34 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1976-04-23.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Street Condition (1) · Panhandling (1) · Street Light Condition (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 (1935)
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)47 EAST 34TH ST LLC
Head officerBUHM ROE
Managing agentTHE ROE CORPORATION
Last registered2017-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,506,000 $1,127,700
2026$3,007,000 $1,353,150
2027$3,311,000 $1,489,950

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 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

661 9 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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 THE ROE CORPORATION — 4 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
239 West 105 Street MN10 A
663 9 Avenue MN6 B
661 9 Avenue MN4 C
237 West 105 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,050,468 on 2015-06-23 (lender: Banco Popular North America), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-24AL&R $15,500,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK $15,500,000
2022-08-24Agreement $15,500,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK $15,500,000
2017-01-25AL&R $18,000,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $18,000,000
2015-06-23Agreement $18,000,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $18,000,000
2015-06-23AL&R $1,800,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,800,000
2015-06-23Mortgage $6,050,469 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; 237 W. 105TH ST., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $6,050,469
2010-07-14AL&R $5,500,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,500,000
2010-07-14Agreement $5,500,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,500,000
2010-07-14Mortgage $834,084 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $834,085
2009-11-18Agreement $4,720,173 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,720,173
2005-09-29Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,000,000
2005-09-29AL&R $1,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC $1,000,000
2005-01-13Deed $5,455,500 — from ZEN 9TH AVENUE CORP. to 47 EAST 34TH STREET, LLC $5,455,500
2005-01-13Agreement $4,100,000 — from 47 EAST 34TH STREET LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $4,100,000
2005-01-13AL&R $4,100,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 47 EAST 34TH STREET LLC $4,100,000

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171124
20184015
20194015
20203003
20216017
2022143522
202350712
20247018
20254015
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 45Health & systems 23

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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