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681 9 Avenue

312Records
18City systems
0Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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312 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)681 NINTH AVENUE LLC
BBL1010560036
BIN1026493

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Request (4) · Noise (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Non (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$309,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)681 NINTH AVE LLC
Head officerGEORGE MAKKOS
Managing agentMAGG
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,634,000 $1,185,300
2026$2,810,000 $1,264,500
2027$2,963,000 $1,333,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KustomCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway50 St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 9 Ave · 150 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

681 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.

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: $3,450,000 on 2022-11-29 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-29Deed $1,630,500 — from MAKKOS PROPERTIES LLC to MAGG, LLC $1,630,500
2022-11-29Mortgage $3,450,000 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,450,000
2022-11-29AL&R $3,450,000 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,450,000
2016-09-20AL&R $4,214,800 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,214,800
2016-09-20Mortgage $1,254,649 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,254,649
2016-09-20Agreement $4,214,800 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,214,800
2012-12-19Agreement $3,200,000 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,200,000
2012-12-19Mortgage $775,023 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $775,023
2009-02-06Agreement $9,100,000 — from 356 WEST 37TH STREET LLC; 472 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 474 NINTH AVENUE REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; 681 to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $9,100,000
2009-02-06Agreement $2,550,000 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,550,000
2009-02-06Mortgage $226,634 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $226,634
2009-02-06Mortgage $960,701 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $960,701
2009-02-06Agreement $3,232,741 — from 472 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 474 NINTH AVENUE REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 356 WEST to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,232,741
2009-02-06Agreement $3,232,741 — from 356 WEST 37TH STREET LLC; 474 NINTH AVENUE REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; 472 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 681 to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,232,741
2006-09-21SPRD $3,350,000 — from 681 NINTH AVENUE LLC; 474 NINTH AVENUE REALTY HOLDING LLC; 356 WEST 37TH STREET LLC; 472 N to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171650113
20182260212
20197190219
202020370140
202100223227
202200137323
20239272222
2024006028
20250080614
20260070310
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 70Health & systems 28

Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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