783 9th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10019

783 9th Avenue, a five-story residential building located in Hell's Kitchen and built in 1901, has experienced significant code compliance issues over the past several years, particularly between 2018 and 2022. The building, containing 12 units and owned by Sal Radoncic, has faced multiple violations related to illegal transient occupancy, with the Department of Buildings (DOB) documenting illegal hotel room complaints in 2018, 2021, and 2022, all of which were closed with Oath Violations Served.

The most notable cluster of violations occurred in 2022, when the building received multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations totaling over $113,000 in penalties, primarily related to Apartment 2S being used for transient occupancy without proper safety systems. These violations included inadequate means of egress, missing fire alarm systems, and lack of required automatic sprinklers for the unauthorized use, though all these violations have since been resolved. The building has maintained a clean record regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations since 2018 and successful rodent inspections passing regularly from 2019 through 2024, with some bait applications noted in 2022.

Recent DOB permit records from 2018-2019 show several permits being issued for various types of work, including electrical and plumbing, though the specific nature of these works is not detailed in the available data. An active DOB violation from November 2021 remains unresolved regarding the failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation, marking it as the only outstanding compliance issue as of the most recent data. The building's recent history suggests improved compliance, with no new illegal hotel room complaints or major safety violations reported since 2022, and regular successful inspections for pests.