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239 9 Street

224Records
12City systems
14Open violations
16.7Penalty rate

224 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 28 DOB permits, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)239 9TH STREET LLC
BBL3010030040
BIN3022063

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% 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 violations14 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-03.

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

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (20) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$39,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)239 9th Street LLC
Head officerMichael B Lee
Managing agent239 9th Street LLC
Last registered2025-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,293,000 $581,850
2026$1,378,000 $620,100
2027$1,654,000 $744,300

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Drip & BlendJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / 4 Av — B61 · 100 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 9 St · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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

239 9 Street

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

35 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1984-12-03 (lender: New York Lee Fdl Cred Un). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-12-03Mortgage $100,000 — from LEE, GIN TOON; LEE, SHIRLEY to NEW YORK LEE FDL CRED UN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004004
2018007007
2019006006
202000180018
2021007007
202200160016
202300170118
202452152024
202513112118
202650100116
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 17Health & systems 3

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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