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789 9 Avenue

497Records
18City systems
3Open violations
46.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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497 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 HPD complaints, 100 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES
BBL1010620033
BIN1026749

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46.2. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

$3,200 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$117,375 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (13)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)789 NINTHAVENUE & 414 E 74TH ASSOC LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agentMARK SCHARFMAN
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,161,000 $1,872,450
2026$4,424,000 $1,990,800
2027$4,762,000 $2,142,900

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Thonglor New YorkThaiGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location) · 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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

789 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,412,452 on 2012-05-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-01Agreement $3,833,000 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,833,000
2019-01-24Agreement $3,833,193 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC $3,833,193
2012-05-24Agreement $4,450,000 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,450,000
2012-05-24Agreement $4,450,000 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,450,000
2012-05-24Mortgage $2,412,453 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,412,453
2005-06-06Mortgage $319,372 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $319,372
2005-06-06Agreement $2,290,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC $2,290,000
2005-06-06AL&R $2,290,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC $2,290,000
2004-05-19Mortgage $324,724 — from 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE $324,724
2004-05-19AL&R $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE to 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC $2,000,000
2004-05-19Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE to 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC $2,000,000
2003-10-16M&CON $1,690,000 — from DS9 LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $1,690,000
2000-04-10Mortgage $341,991 — from CHELSEA-CLINTON PROPERTIES, LLC; R 2 R LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC. $341,991
1999-12-16Mortgage $900,000 — from R 2 R LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUSTINC. $900,000
1996-07-03Mortgage $26,000 — from R &R MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. to 789 9TH AVE. CORP.; WALTON PROPERTIES $26,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002046
201800110516
20192151312
20206590222
2021006028
202213121421
202301270432
2024031001023
202504150322
20266060315
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 286Ownership & money 45Health & systems 46

Every one of the 497 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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