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831 9 Avenue

857Records
17City systems
13Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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857 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 439 311 service requests, 118 DOB permits, 95 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built2004
Floors18
Res. units149
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)55TH & 9TH
BBL1010640036
BIN1026797

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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 51% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

219 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (83) · Noise (55) · Homeless Person Assistance (18) · Illegal Parking (11) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Lead (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,130,445 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
YesSix or more residential units (149)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)55TH & 9TH LLC
Head officerPHIL G LAVOIE
Managing agentGOTHAM REAL ESTATE MANAGERS LLC
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$49,749,000 $22,387,050
2026$50,551,000 $22,747,950
2027$51,612,000 $23,225,400

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 200 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

831 9 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

219 311 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 GOTHAM REAL ESTATE MANAGERS LLC — 10 buildings, 4,088 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
56-28 2nd Street QN1132 A
550 West 45 Street MN699 A
590 Fulton Street BK586 A
475 West 40th Street MN453 A
199 Broome Street MN379 A
66 West 38 Street MN374 A
831 9 Avenue MN149 A
60 Norfolk Street MN117 A
510 West 45 Street MN100 A
530 West 45 Street MN99 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $59,000,000 on 2019-01-14 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-14Mortgage $59,000,000 — from 55TH & 9TH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $59,000,000
2016-02-17RPTT&RET $730,608 — from BLUEPEARL HOLDINGS, LLC to BLUEPEARL GLOBAL LLC $730,608
2006-03-30Mortgage $65,000,000 — from 55TH & 9TH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $65,000,000
2003-07-03Mortgage $47,629,897 — from 55TH & 9TH LLC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. $47,629,897
2003-07-03Mortgage $17,370,103 — from 55TH & 9TH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. $17,370,103
2003-05-16DEEDO $12,000,000 — from 55TH & 9TH ASSOCIATES LLC to 55TH & 9TH LLC $12,000,000
2001-10-18Mortgage $7,800,000 — from 55TH & 9TH ASSOCIATES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $7,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740110217
2018190250347
2019134148544
202051210330
202139280343
202212400346
202331450352
202420900395
2025124480367
2026938505102
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The full timeline

Construction 214Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 483Ownership & money 36Health & systems 39

Every one of the 857 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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