500 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 111 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.8. 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 | 13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (7) · Noise (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$388,248 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 781 NINTH AVE LIMITED LIABILITY CORP |
| Head officer | SAL RADONCIC |
| Managing agent | FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,206,000 | $1,892,700 |
| 2026 | $4,927,000 | $2,217,150 |
| 2027 | $5,544,000 | $2,494,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocole | Not yet graded | — | |
| The Red Stache | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 9 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
401 West 53 Street
| 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 |
23 311 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.
Managed by FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP — 95 buildings, 1,987 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B38 · C17 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 95 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2017-10-04 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-04 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS L.P.; 781 NINTH AVENUE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA to M&T BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2017-10-04 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 781 NINTH AVENUE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA; NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS L.P. to M&T BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-06 | Agreement $250,000 — from 781 NINTH AVENUE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA; NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS L.P., A DELAWARE L to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $250,000 | |
| 2003-12-04 | Agreement $351,743 — from NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS,L.P.,; 781 NINTH AVENUE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB | $351,743 | |
| 1999-01-28 | Mortgage $257,469 — from NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS L.P.; 781 NINTH AVENUE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $257,469 | |
| 1986-07-21 | Mortgage $25,000 — from SHISHAN HOLDINGS to RODI REALTY CORP | $25,000 | |
| 1986-05-08 | Mortgage $219,000 — from FAMILY FORTUNE, INC. to S H J RECONSTRUCTN CP. | $219,000 | |
| 1986-01-27 | Mortgage $36,666 — from 407 W.52ND ST CORP to RODI REALTY CORP | $36,666 | |
| 1986-01-24 | Mortgage $255,000 — from 789 NINTH AVE ASSOCSINC to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION | $255,000 | |
| 1985-04-19 | Mortgage $280,000 — from MOVTADY, JACOB to NINTH AVE ASSOCIATES | $280,000 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Mortgage $246,667 — from RODI REALTY CORP. to NINTH AVE. ASSOCIATES | $246,667 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Mortgage $66,667 — from RODI REALTY CORP. to MJ REALTY CO. | $66,667 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Mortgage $246,667 — from RODI REALTY CORP. to NINTH AVE. ASSOCIATES | $246,667 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Mortgage $66,667 — from RODI REALTY CORP. to MJ REALTY CO. | $66,667 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Mortgage $246,667 — from RODI REALTY CORP. to NINTH AVE ASSOCIATES | $246,667 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 9 | 94 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 500 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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