744 9th Avenue

744 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, has 9 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 8 of 14 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (69/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 14 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 69/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• 8 of 14 units are rent-stabilized; 10 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (9 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 133 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-05-27. Newest violation issued 2024-05-15. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3FN, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3FN), issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 15972314
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2022-05-27. HPD violation 15175544
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DUMBWAITER SHAFT SEALED OVER 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 2359737
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION -MADE OPENING 2'X 6' AT EAST WALL FROM NORTH 2ND PUBLIC WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT TO ATTACHED WEST WALL CLOSET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 8900033
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DUMBWAITER SHAFT SEALED OVER 2 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 2359739
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WATERCLOSET COMPARTMENT SEALED OVER 2 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 2359740
• Class A: Plumbing defect (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION -THE DOOR SEALED WITH SHEETROCK AT NORTH 2ND WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 8900039
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WATERCLOSET COMPARTMENT SEALED OVER 3 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2024-05-15. HPD violation 2359738

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

8 of 14 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 8 in 2024, 10 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 744 NINTH AVENUE LLC. Head officer: JUNG CHUN. Managing agent: ALAN CHUN. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1010410002, HPD building ID 4867. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (C, E), 3 min walk
• 50 St (1), 5 min walk
• 49 St (N, R, W), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.