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1 Chatham Square

426Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10038 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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426 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 70 DOB job filings, 59 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1977
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)WING MING PROPERTIESUSA
BBL1001620001
BIN1001682

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Traffic (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,498,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,175,000 $5,478,750
2026$12,191,000 $5,485,950
2027$11,510,000 $5,179,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
T-Swirl CrepeSandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBrooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-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
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSt James Pl & Oliver St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Yung Wing
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.

Report a problem to 311

1 Chatham Square

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $164,265 on 2003-12-03 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-03-08RPTT $13,310,000 — from YIP WAI CHAU AND YIP BING SUM [EXECUTORS to WING MING ENTERPRISES LIMITED $13,310,000
2003-12-03Mortgage $164,266 — from WING MING PROPERTIES (U.S.A.) LIMITED to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $164,266
1986-03-25Mortgage $868,540 — from WING MING PROPERTS,LTD. to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $868,540

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711291638
2018011810
2019334616
2020408416
202113166338
2022316616
2023039517
202400549
20250091019
202600369
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The full timeline

Construction 129Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 26Health & systems 89

Every one of the 426 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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