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19 Pell Street

332Records
16City systems
12Open violations
33.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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332 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 187 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WEIYAN 88 LLC
BBL1001620025
BIN1077441, 1077442

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.8. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-15.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · Illegal Parking (2) · Building/Use (2) · Non (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$598,712 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)EAST SOHO CORP.
Head officerPHILIP W CHONG
Managing agentPHILIP, JR. CHONG
Last registered2022-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,378,800 $620,460
2026$1,471,000 $661,950
2027$1,551,000 $697,950

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Artbean Coffee RoastersCoffee/TeaA—

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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDivision St & Bowery · 450 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

19 Pell 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

52 311 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: $2,600,000 on 2024-07-30 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-30Deed $4,000,000 — from EAST SOHO CORP. to WEIYAN 88 LLC $4,000,000
2024-07-30AL&R $2,600,000 — from WEIYAN 88 LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,600,000
2024-07-30Mortgage $2,600,000 — from WEIYAN 88 LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,600,000
2024-07-16Sold for $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $500,000
2016-06-07Mortgage $2,400,000 — from EAST SOHO CORP. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. $2,400,000
2016-06-07Deed $3,700,000 — from PELL STREET NINETEEN CORPORATION to EAST SOHO CORP. $3,700,000
2016-06-07AL&R $2,400,000 — from EAST SOHO CORP. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. $2,400,000
2016-05-26Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $462,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710460222
20181180212
2019104038
202001150420
202120480454
202270310341
202303230430
202450226437
202510180423
202602210326
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 221Ownership & money 11Health & systems 42

Every one of the 332 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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