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28 Mott Street

442Records
17City systems
36Open violations
10.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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442 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 219 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)DAH LEE CO., CORP.
BBL1001620015
BIN1001692

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.7. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations36 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · Noise (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$62,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)DAH LEE CO. CORP.
Head officerWELLMAN WU
Managing agentBETHEL MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-09-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,116,000 $952,200
2026$2,094,000 $942,300
2027$2,035,000 $915,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Peking Duck HouseChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayCanal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDivision St & Bowery · 550 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

28 Mott Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 873 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
374 Broadway MN163 A
165 Sands Street BK120 A
80 Elizabeth Street MN80 A
37-20 Prince Street QN72 A
172 Highland Avenue QN42 B
51 Canal Street MN41 A
1110 37 Street BK36 A
200 Bowery MN35 A
34 Mulberry Street MN27 A
134-46 Maple Avenue QN27 A
155 Henry Street MN24 A
28 Mott Street MN17 A
132-18 Avery Avenue QN15 A
180 Mulberry Street MN12 B
5708 7 Avenue BK12 B
35 Madison Street MN10 A
28 Mulberry Street MN10 A
1578 York Avenue MN10 B
27 Madison Street MN9 A
95 Franklin Street MN8 A
298 12 Street BK8 A
49 Hester Street MN8 B
1580 York Avenue MN8 A
76-18 Grand Central Pkwy QN8 A
141 Division Street MN7 A
112 South 2 Street BK7 A
214 East 111 Street MN7 D
437 13 Street BK6 A
10-38 47 Road QN6 B
28 Bay 50 Street BK6 A
437 13 Street BK6 A
182 Mulberry Street MN6 A
134-40 57 Road QN5 A
134-38 57 Road QN5 B
149 East Broadway MN4 D
66 Mott Street MN3 B
573 2 Avenue MN3 A
4050360055 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,231 on 2022-11-10 (lender: Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China (USA) NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-10AL&R $1,800,000 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $1,800,000
2022-11-10Mortgage $74,231 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $74,231
2022-11-10Agreement $1,725,769 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $1,725,769
2017-07-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,000,000
2017-07-10Agreement $2,000,000 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $2,000,000
2017-07-10Mortgage $1,259,040 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP. to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $1,259,040
2007-04-19Agreement $1,100,000 — from HSBC BANK USA , NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to DAH LEE CO., CORP., $1,100,000
2007-04-19Mortgage $401,170 — from DAH LEE CO., CORP to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $401,170
2003-09-22Mortgage $339,590 — from DAH LEE COMPANY to CATHAY BANK, CHINATOWN OFFICE $339,590
2003-09-22AL&R $800,000 — from CATHAY BANK, CHINATOWN OFFICE to DAH LEE COMPANY $800,000
2003-09-22Agreement $800,000 — from DAH LEE COMPANY to CATHAY BANK, CHINATOWN OFFICE $800,000
2000-05-30Mortgage $187,358 — from DAH LEE COMPANY to BANK OF CHINA $187,358
1995-12-14Mortgage $253,715 — from DAH LEE COMPANY to BANK OF CHINA $253,715
1991-06-24Mortgage $312,088 — from DAH LEE COMANY to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $312,088
1991-04-25Mortgage $499,000 — from DAH LEE CO to BANK CHINA $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170097218
201801100314
2019006039
2020014027
2021003025
20220154313
20230240410
2024610220543
20250230813
2026012069
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 287Ownership & money 42Health & systems 47

Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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