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HPD revokes certificate of no harassment, giving tenants a three-year reprieve
By Hell Gate Staff — Hell Gate NYC
Hell Gate's Morning Spew follow-up covering HPD's revocation of the certificate of no harassment for 109 East Ninth Street. The article frames the revocation as a tenant victory, noting that an administrative law judge found probable cause for harassment. It references their original May 2025 article and tenant claims about demolished amenities that were never rebuilt.
Hell Gate revisits the story of 109 East Ninth Street, which they first covered in May 2025. The Morning Spew item reports that HPD revoked the certificate of no harassment after an administrative law judge found probable cause for harassment.
The article recounts tenant claims that Geylik demolished their communal kitchen, one of their communal showers, and two of their four toilets — ostensibly to clear old housing violations — and promised to rebuild them. The tenants say years passed but the amenities were never rebuilt.
Like the earlier Hell Gate article, this piece does not include the building owner's documented evidence showing that the demolition work was performed under DOB permits to resolve inherited violations, or that the permanent rebuild requires permits that HPD's own revocation of the CONH now blocks. The Real Deal's August 2025 investigation covers these regulatory details extensively.
The article presents the CONH revocation as a "rare victory" for tenants. In practice, the revocation deepens the regulatory deadlock — the same certificate is required for the owner to obtain building permits to make the repairs DOB has ordered, including rebuilding the very amenities tenants want restored.