435 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 98 HPD complaints, 67 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 46 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1982-05-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Lost Property (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$158,750 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 709 9TH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ETHAN ROZENBLATT |
| Managing agent | E&C MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,998,000 | $899,100 |
| 2026 | $2,127,000 | $957,150 |
| 2027 | $2,436,000 | $1,096,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohoku-Ku Ramen | Japanese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | 50 St — C E · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 9 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs 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.
709 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 |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 E&C MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 420 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 23 | A |
| 330 West 43 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 1881 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 21 | B |
| 142 West 70 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 709 9 Avenue | MN | 18 | B |
| 313 West 114 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 2264 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 2266 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | A |
| 336 14 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 196 Nassau Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,161,934 on 2015-09-08 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | RPTT&RET $1,264,949 — from OHEBSHALOM, RICHARD to ZALMAN DEBT RESOLUTION LLC | $1,264,949 | |
| 2020-05-15 | Agreement $1,885,000 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,885,000 | |
| 2015-09-08 | Mortgage $1,161,935 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,161,935 | |
| 2015-09-08 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,700,000 | |
| 2015-09-08 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,700,000 | |
| 2012-01-30 | Agreement $1,650,000 — from 709 9TH AVENUE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2012-01-12 | Mortgage $1,037,195 — from 709V9TH AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,037,195 | |
| 2008-03-24 | Agreement $700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC. | $700,000 | |
| 2004-05-06 | Mortgage $260,218 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $260,218 | |
| 1999-09-15 | Mortgage $132,503 — from 709 9TH AVE., LLC. to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $132,503 | |
| 1997-10-29 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 709 9TH AVENUE, LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Every one of the 435 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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