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229 East 9 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1004650059 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Food Poisoning (2) · Street Condition (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,938,000 $872,100
2026$2,175,000 $978,750
2027$2,067,000 $930,150

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SobayaJapaneseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 St-NYU — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 9 St / 2 Av — M8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 10 St & 2 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

229 East 9 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

27 311 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: $10,059 on 2004-09-23 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-09-23Mortgage $10,059 — from 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $10,059
2004-09-23Agreement $260,000 — from 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $260,000
2004-09-23AL&R $260,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC $260,000
1996-08-08Mortgage $375,000 — from YAGI, SHUJI; 229 EAST 9TH STREETLLC; VOGEL, IRIS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $375,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701113
201801023
201900336
202000213
202100213
202200022
202320125
2024117413
20250019221
202600167
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-08-20Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA · mice evidence
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-11Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA — grade B
2026-05-09Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA
2026-04-08311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-08Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA · mice evidence
2025-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-20Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA · mice evidence
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-11Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA — grade B
2026-05-09Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA
2026-04-08311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-08Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA · mice evidence
2025
2025-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-02311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2025-02-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-05311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-05311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024
2024-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-20Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA — grade A
2024-07-15311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2024-05-11Restaurant inspection: SOBAYA
2024-05-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-15FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023
2023-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-12Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-09-06Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALK VAULT SLAB AS PER PLANS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$25,000
2023-08-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020
2020-09-04311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2020-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-05-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019
2019-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-01-14311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2018
2018-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-11-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-12311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014
2014-12-08311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-12-10311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2013-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-22311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2012-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-26311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2010-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-27Job filed: INSTALL (2) NEW WALK-IN COOLER COMPRESSER AND REPLACE (1) AC COMPRESSER IN ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2009-06-19Mortgage satisfied — from YAGI, SHUJI; 229 E. 9TH STREET LLC; VOGEL, IRIS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2009-06-19TL&R — from VOGEL, IRIS; YAGI, SHUJI; 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2009-06-18TL&R — from 229 E. 9TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2004
2004-09-23Mortgage $10,059 — from 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$10,059
2004-09-23Agreement $260,000 — from 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$260,000
2004-09-23AL&R $260,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 229 EAST 9TH STREET LLC$260,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-10Job filed: Upgrade exist. fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2003-07-10Job filed: Upgrade exist. fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM INCLUDING AUTOMATIC GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE.$2,000
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-09-01Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-01-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-10-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
1996-12-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVAL PLAN AT JOB SITE.PERMIT #2-101538329 ALT12/13/96 REMEDY 1-STOP ALL WORK 2-PROVIDE APPROVED PLAN AT JOB
1996-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-08-12Deed — from S-L SERVICES, INC. to 229 EAST 9TH ST. LLC
1996-08-08Mortgage assigned — from 229 EAST 9TH STREETLLC; YAGI, SHUJI; VOGEL, IRIS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1996-08-08Mortgage $375,000 — from YAGI, SHUJI; 229 EAST 9TH STREETLLC; VOGEL, IRIS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$375,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-09-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-09-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-08-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECT IS BRICKS MISSING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE MORTAR JOINTS ARE MISSING AND LOOSE LOCATE
1989-06-26DOB complaint, category ?

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