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811 9 Avenue

983Records
19City systems
24Open violations
5.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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983 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 527 311 service requests, 83 DOB complaints, 73 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
BBL1010630034
BIN1082421, 1082422, 1082423, 1082424, 1082425

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less 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 5.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1983-05-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

242 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (181) · Noise (19) · Illegal Parking (14) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Food Establishment (3) · Snow or Ice (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,208,159 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 (1900)
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)HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC
Head officerLUIS NOWIKAS
Managing agentAlto Property Managers LLC
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,721,000 $3,924,450
2026$9,965,000 $4,484,250
2027$9,805,000 $4,412,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Giardino 54ItalianA—
Jaz Indian CuisineIndianA—
MediMediterraneanA—
ValhallaAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 4 restaurants · 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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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.

Report a problem to 311

811 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

242 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALTO PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC — 28 buildings, 784 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
365 West End Avenue MN110 A
2161 Broadway MN77 A
25-30 30 Road QN72 A
43-07 42 Street QN72 A
2512 Broadway MN60 A
233 East 32 Street MN53 A
60-15 Woodside Avenue QN48 A
45-16 44 Street QN46 B
756 9 Avenue MN25 A
87-87 Sutphin Boulevard QN24 B
422 East 73 Street MN20 A
750 10 Avenue MN20 A
245 East 83 Street MN20 A
52 East 7 Street MN20 A
205 East 94 Street MN19 A
37-14 86 Street QN15 A
41-26 Crescent Street QN12 A
811 9 Avenue MN12 A
1059 1 Avenue MN10 A
46 East 7 Street MN10 A
210 East 31 Street MN9 A
208 East 31 Street MN9 A
304 West 56 Street MN6 A
96 2 Avenue MN6 A
275 1 Avenue MN3 A
117 2 Avenue MN2 D
75-42 113 Street QN2 A
277 1 Avenue MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,541,771 on 2004-09-16 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-07-31Deed $17,108,928 — from 811 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $17,108,928
2004-09-16Mortgage $2,541,771 — from 811 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,541,771
2004-09-16Agreement $5,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 811 NINTH AVENUE, LLC $5,750,000
2001-08-31Mortgage $1,353,608 — from 811 NINTH AVENUE, LLC to LEGG MASON REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC. $1,353,608
1999-02-02Mortgage $902,384 — from 811 STERLING ASSOCIATES LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $902,384
1988-08-26Mortgage $458,341 — from 811 STERLING ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS & TRDRS TR $458,341
1985-10-28Mortgage $657,570 — from 811 STERLING ASSOCS to MANUFACTURERS&TDR TRCO $657,570

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171444224
2018132161041
20196236246
20206127135
20214019427
20224030438
20233029537
20242019510207
20254126334
20263129437
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The full timeline

Construction 162Enforcement 136Housing & tenants 601Ownership & money 31Health & systems 53

Every one of the 983 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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