A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Lead (1) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$7,625 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1845)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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)
165 NINTH AVENUE LLC
Head officer
HARRY DEMOTT
Managing agent
BUCBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-10-08
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$5,766,000
$2,594,700
2026
$4,613,000
$2,075,850
2027
$3,804,000
$1,711,800
The city's market estimate has fallen
34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
23 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 20 St — M11 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
W 18 St & 9 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
20 311 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.
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
2
3
6
2018
2
0
0
0
2
4
2019
0
6
6
0
2
14
2020
2
1
5
0
1
9
2021
0
0
3
0
1
4
2022
0
0
5
0
1
6
2023
0
0
2
0
1
3
2024
0
0
2
0
2
4
2025
0
4
5
0
2
11
2026
0
6
15
0
3
24
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2025-10-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED AT EXP1 ERECTED/INSTALLED NON ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGN READS "N STORE" W/ILLUMINATED DECAL STATES OPEN WITH NO PERMIT OR$625
2025-06-09311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2025-05-20Boiler inspection
2025-03-19311: Consumer Complaint — Tobacco Sales
2025-03-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-03-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-06Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-04-11Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-15311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Private Carter Decal Not Posted
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-16311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021
2021-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-06-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-04-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-30Boiler inspection
2020-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-03-23Job filed: STUCCO, BRICK, WINDOW LINTEL AND SILL REPLACEMENT/REPAIR AS PER PLAN$7,000
2020-03-04311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-02-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2020-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-22Boiler inspection
2019-09-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AN ACTIVE FIRE ESCAPE IN REAR FACADE AND EXIT PASSAGEWAY THROUGH CELLAR TO STREET LEVEL. A KEY OPERABLE LOCK INSTALLED IN$1,250
2019-09-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2019-09-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2019-08-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-21DOB violation LANDMK:
2019-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-20Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL (SMOKING N VAPING)$625
2018-08-20Permit Sign — Signed-off
2018-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-23Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-09Deed — from DEMOTT, EXECUTOR, MERLE A; ESTATE OF HARRY J. DEMOTT, JR. to 165 NINTH AVENUE, LLC
2017-10-21Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-08-28Boiler inspection
2017-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-09-26311: Consumer Complaint — Closed without Notice
2015
2015-02-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
1999-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from 165 NINTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION
1998
1998-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1985
1985-05-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO VESTIBULE AT EAST.
1979
1979-07-18HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR AT FRONT.
1978
1978-05-16Deed — from 165 NINTH AV RLTY CORP to MOTT, HARRY J JR
1978-02-27Mortgage — from 165 NINTH AV RLTY CORP to CASK, PHYLLIS
1974
1974-10-22Deed — from DEMOTT, HARRY J JR to 165 NINTH AV RLTY CORP
1974-10-22SMTG — from SEEDMAN, LAURENCE; SEEDMAN, NATHAN B; SKAR, SYBIL to FOURTH FDL SVG LN ASSOC
1973
1973-11-13Mortgage — from 244W 20 ST RLTY CORP to SEIDMAN, LAURENCE; SKLAR, SYBIL; SEIDMAN, NATHAN B
1972
1972-08-02Deed — from 244 W 20 ST RLTY CORP to DE MOTT, HARRY J JR
1971
1971-09-02Mortgage — from 244 W 20TH ST REALTYCRP to SEIDMAN, IDA
1971-08-25Deed — from DE MOTT, HARRY J JR to 244 W 20 ST REALTY CORP
1971-06-24Deed — from HARMERLE INC to DEMOTT, HARRY J JR
1970
1970-09-24LDMK — from CHELSEA HISTORIC DISTRICT
1969
1969-11-03Deed — from DEMOTT, HARRY J JR; DEMOTT, MERLE to HARMERLE INC
1969-11-03Mortgage — from HARMERLE INC
1966
1966-05-03Deed — from HARMERLE INC to DEMOTT, HARRY J JR; DEMOTT, MERLE