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17 Pell Street

229Records
15City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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229 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 37 rodent inspections, 25 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)SUN WEI ASSN INC
BBL1001620049
BIN1001713

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Dirty Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Non (1) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$346,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)SUN WEI ASSOCIATION, INC.
Head officerRONGDE ZHAO
Managing agentRONGDE ZHAO
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,234,800 $555,660
2026$1,317,000 $592,650
2027$1,389,000 $625,050

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mabu Cafe NYCChineseB—
TeapulseCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDivision St & Bowery · 400 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

17 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

14 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700516
201801326
2019237214
2020187218
2021725216
2022404210
20231511320
2024922619
2025408315
2026122712
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 5Health & systems 47

Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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