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853 9 Avenue

238Records
18City systems
8Open violations
205Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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238 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits, 21 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)853 NINTH AVENUE LLC
BBL1010650132
BIN1026854

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 205. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)853 NINTH AVENUE LLC
Head officerPETER L GIAIMO
Managing agentJPJREALTY
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,237,000 $1,006,650
2026$2,684,000 $1,207,800
2027$3,221,000 $1,449,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fat Boys BurgersAmericanCMice 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: Letter Grading) · 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 54 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.

Report a problem to 311

853 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

31 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002125
2018002327
20190540110
202001050116
20210630211
202200210122
202350160122
202400210324
202500100313
20260190313
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 9Health & systems 21

Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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