406 E 9th St APT 5, New York, NY 10009 · 5
East Village, Manhattan · 2 BR · $4,800/mo · active as of 9/27/2026
This check is partly done. Some city records didn't come back (heat and hot water complaints, 12 months). The rest are below.
This listing's photos warrant scrutiny: the primary image appears to be a virtual rendering with unrealistic lighting and scale, while other photos show wide-angle distortion that may exaggerate room dimensions—bring a tape measure to the viewing and compare actual spaces against what's shown online. The asking rent of $4,800 sits at the 25th percentile for the neighborhood (median is $4,995 across 23 comparable units), so the price is competitive, though the photo concerns raise the question of whether the unit matches expectations. The 1929 building currently has 18 open HPD violations, including 4 Class C violations which are the most serious category typically involving health and safety hazards like lead paint, lack of heat, or vermin—ask the agent specifically what these violations are and whether repairs are scheduled. With 22 residential units across 6 floors and no elevator information provided, confirm elevator access if you'd be on an upper floor. The unit becomes available October 6th, giving you about two weeks from today to finalize your decision if you proceed.
This summary was written before we separated missing records from clean ones. Go by the rows below: where a record says not retrieved, we don't know.
Photos
We looked at all 5 photos.
Listing shows mixed authenticity. Photo 0 is clearly a rendered virtual staging with impossible lighting and scale issues. Photos 1–4 appear honest documentation shots but show minor brightness enhancement. Wide-angle distortion in photos 1 and 3 may exaggerate room sizes; verify actual dimensions in person.
Rendered patio with perfect furniture, shadow-free sunlit plants, and composite staging—furniture scale and lighting appear artificial.
Empty living room, straightforward photography, honest representation.
Two large windows with bright exposure, standard documentation photo with minor brightness lift.
Functional kitchen overview, minor brightness boost, no staging visible.
Narrow hallway closet, straightforward documentation.
We look at the listing's photos where they are published and never store them. These are visual signals, not measurements.
Building
- Built
- 1929
- Floors
- 6
- Units
- 22
- Open HPD violations
- 18 on record
- Class C (immediately hazardous) open
- 4 on record
- Heat and hot water complaints, 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Noise complaints (311), 12 months
- 1 on record
- Rodent complaints (311), 12 months
- None on record
- Bedbug infested units, last filing
- None on record
Source: NYC Open Data (HPD violations and complaints, 311, bedbug filings, PLUTO). These are records for the whole building, not this unit, and they lag by days to weeks. Ask the landlord about anything open, which unit it is in and whether it has been fixed.
Who runs it
- Managing agent (HPD registration)
- ROBEEL BHATTI A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP
- Listing contact
- AJ Clarke, AJ Clarke
Unit
- Laundry
- unknown
- Pets
- unknown
- Available
- 2026-10-06
Price
- Asking
- $4,800
- Broker fee
- not stated
- Similar listings we saw (same size, same neighborhood, last 60 days, 23)
- median $4,995, middle half $4,800 to $5,500
- This listing vs that median
- -4%
- Comps advertising a concession
- None of the 23, so there's no evidence one is on offer