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693 9 Avenue

497Records
18City systems
6Open violations
29.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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497 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS,
BBL1010570034
BIN1026571

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Smoking or Vaping (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · GENERAL (4).

Filed construction activity

$115,542 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC
Head officerERIC A MARGULES
Managing agentROWDY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,917,000 $1,762,650
2026$4,274,000 $1,923,300
2027$4,095,000 $1,842,750

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

Subway50 St — C E · 950 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: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 9 Ave · 250 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

693 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

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ROWDY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 360 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B11 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
86-50 77 Street QN59 B
42-54 Judge Street QN41 C
538 West 47 Street MN20 B
247 West 26 Street MN18 B
249 West 26 Street MN18 A
43-39 42 Street QN18 D
43-35 42 Street QN17 B
49 Clinton Street MN17 A
251 West 26 Street MN16 B
787 9 Avenue MN16 B
43 Clinton Street MN16 B
139 West 28 Street MN15 A
1500 1 Avenue MN14 B
693 9 Avenue MN12 B
123 East 7 Street MN10 A
1502 1 Avenue MN9 A
286 West 11 Street MN8 A
401 East 78 Street MN8 C
125 East 7 Street MN8 B
29 St Marks Place MN8 C
1381 Madison Street BK6 B
185 Jefferson Street BK6 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $729,339 on 2022-08-10 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-10Agreement $5,000,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,000,000
2022-08-10AL&R $5,000,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,000,000
2022-08-10Mortgage $729,339 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $729,339
2017-07-07Mortgage $1,832,117 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,832,117
2017-07-07Agreement $4,650,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,650,000
2017-07-07AL&R $4,650,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,650,000
2014-02-06Agreement $3,000,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,000,000
2014-02-06Mortgage $1,399,369 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,399,369
2014-02-06AL&R $3,000,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,000,000
2011-06-01AL&R $1,700,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,700,000
2011-06-01Agreement $1,700,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,700,000
2011-06-01Mortgage $337,038 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $337,038
2003-07-10Mortgage $450,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $450,000
2003-07-10Agreement $1,550,000 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $1,550,000
2000-12-01Mortgage $629,026 — from 693 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, L.P. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $629,026

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700115420
201800100313
2019111130126
2020005016
2021105028
202205215334
202306180428
202400110213
20250190414
20260510902116
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 317Ownership & money 52Health & systems 34

Every one of the 497 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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