1,583 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 273 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 273 311 service requests, 260 asbestos filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. In ZIP 10007, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2020-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Street Condition (30) · Illegal Parking (16) · Lead (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$8,026,042 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1965) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (250) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CHATHAM TOWERS, INC |
| Head officer | JANET YUNG |
| Managing agent | METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $79,261,000 | $35,667,450 |
| 2026 | $77,730,000 | $34,978,500 |
| 2027 | $75,966,000 | $34,184,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $13,293,262 a year ($43.32 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,452,198 ($11.25 per sq ft), net operating income $9,841,064. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | St James Pl & Oliver St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
196 Park Row
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
95 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 178 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,876,218 on 2022-06-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from LOUIE, LAURA to HONG, MAY YOO KYUNG | $850,000 | |
| 2026-09-10 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $3,400 |
| 2026-07-31 | RPTT&RET $570,000 — from AARON DONA, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF SUE KELLOGG to CASTRUCCI, PAUL A | $570,000 | |
| 2026-07-27 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from FELDMAN, JEREMY C; MAURER, INGRID to LOUD, VINCENZA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2026-07-22 | Sold for $570,000 | $570,000 | $2,280 |
| 2026-07-08 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $4,400 |
| 2026-05-27 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from LOIS SILVERMAN, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF MYRON GELBERG; ESTATE OF GLORIA ORA GELBERG; C to SHERMAN, ROBERTA; SHERMAN, STEVEN | $1,100,000 | |
| 2026-05-07 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $4,400 |
| 2026-02-12 | RPTT&RET $512,500 — from CHAN, PRISCILLA SHUK-WAI to MCMANN, JASON | $512,500 | |
| 2026-02-09 | Sold for $512,500 | $512,500 | $2,050 |
| 2026-01-15 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from THE ESTATE OF AMELIA K. LIPPIN; ARNOLD STEVEN LIPPIN, AS EXECUTOR to LIAN CECILIO, CARA; ROBERT LOUGHREY, MACKLIN | $850,000 | |
| 2026-01-13 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $3,400 |
| 2026-01-08 | RPTT&RET $1,615,000 — from LIGH, JONATHAN to LECAVALIER, JESSE; CARPENTER, TEI | $1,615,000 | |
| 2025-12-11 | Sold for $1,615,000 | $1,615,000 | $6,460 |
| 2025-10-08 | RPTT&RET $370,000 — from ESTATE OF WILLIAM G. LOK; DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR to YUNG, JANET; CHUNG, PAULO | $370,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
| 2019 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 57 | 151 |
| 2020 | 40 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 98 |
| 2021 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 73 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 119 |
| 2023 | 45 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 118 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 113 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 67 |
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 187 | 239 |
Every one of the 1,583 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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