541 9th Avenue

A 5-story building with 38 apartments, built in 1890, in Manhattan, NY 10018.

Addresses on the lot: 541 to 547 9th Avenue, 401 West 40th Street, 403 West 40th Street, 405 West 40th Street.

HPD records as of October 26, 2026

107open HPD violations13 immediately hazardous

35complaints to HPD, past year15 about heat or hot water

38rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

February 2026latest housing court case10 cases on record, all years

541 9th Avenue has 107 open HPD violations, 13 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 35 complaints to HPD in the past year, 15 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CLINTON HOUSING WEST 40 PARTNERS LP. 38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 541 9th Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 107 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	13
B, hazardous	30 days	72
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	22

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 16 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 35 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 15 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 541 9th Avenue?

541 9th Avenue is registered with HPD to CLINTON HOUSING WEST 40 PARTNERS LP. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2026. HPD’s record has 10 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 18% of residential buildings in 10018 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 541 9th Avenue rent stabilized?

38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 38 of the building’s 38 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01050-0029.