789 9 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01062-0033BIN 1026749

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 13 apartments.

2018 — 11 units registered2023 — 11

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1901

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 2026-06-01

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME LEADING TO NORTH YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2025-06-17

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing3

Unsanitary Condition3

Heat/Hot Water2

Flooring/Stairs1

General1

Paint/Plaster1

GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2026-02-01 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-08-03 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2023-11-25 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1100

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential419

Street/Sidewalk310

Unspecified164

Commercial140

Vehicle66

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

836

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony215

Misdemeanor499

Violation122

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

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 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

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-09-11Apt 1-Bresidential

2024-10-03Apt 4-Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2025-05-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-04-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-08-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2005-05-25

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

789 NINTHAVENUE & 414 E 74TH ASSOC LLC

Head officer

MARK SCHARFMAN

Managing agent

MARK SCHARFMAN

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,200

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.

UnknownClass 12024-11-23$1,600 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2004-03-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2012-04-30 · $2,412,452.87

Mortgage2012-04-30$2,412,452.87

borrower 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2005-04-28$319,372.04

borrower 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2004-03-17no recorded price

DS9, LLC → 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2004-03-17$324,724.44

borrower 789 NINTH & 414 EAST 74TH ASSOCIATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE ROSLYN

Sale2002-07-17no recorded price

CHELSEA-CLINTON PROPERTIES, LLC → DS9 LLC

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