768 9 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01042-0004BIN 1025194

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

128

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-10.01 ADM CODE MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT CEILING BEAMS ROTTED AND DECAYED CELLAR AT REAR.

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2016-10-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONER AT PARTY BALCONY AT REAR YARD, 5th STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1261

Noise reports · last 12 mo

105

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential483

Street/Sidewalk286

Commercial214

Unspecified195

Vehicle78

Helicopter4

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1030

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony255

Misdemeanor616

Violation159

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2017-01-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-07-08

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

766 NINTH CORP

Head officer

ROBERT GERSHON

Managing agent

C. GERSHON CO.

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

110 BANK STREETMANHATTAN 120 UNIVERSITY PLACEMANHATTAN 1229 AVENUE YBROOKLYN 214 WEST 92 STREETMANHATTAN 309 WEST 55 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1994-03-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-05-24 · $176,644.45

Mortgage2018-05-24$176,644.45

borrower 766 NINTH CORP. · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2013-10-30$84,203.66

borrower 766 NITH CORP · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK

Mortgage2007-01-11$164,833.61

borrower 766 NINTH CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage1999-08-16$1,015,696.8

borrower 766 NINTH CORP. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK

Mortgage1994-03-25$1,000,000

borrower 766 NINTH CORP. · lender LLOYD REALTY ASSOCIATES

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale