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26 Pell Street

326Records
16City systems
0Open violations
5.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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326 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)28 PELL, LLC
BBL1001630009
BIN1001782

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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 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.2. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (77) · Food Establishment (5) · Building/Use (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (27)
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)28 PELL LLC
Head officerHAROLD LU
Managing agent28 PELL LLC
Last registered2026-01-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,212,000 $995,400
2026$2,352,000 $1,058,400
2027$2,439,000 $1,097,550

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
House of JoyChineseA—
Mee Sum CafeCoffee/TeaBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 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

26 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

87 311 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: $2,400,000 on 2020-02-25 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-25AL&R $2,400,000 — from 30 PELL LLC; 28 PELL LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,400,000
2020-02-25Mortgage $2,400,000 — from 28 PELL LLC; 30 PELL LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,400,000
1989-05-17Mortgage $250,000 — from JONATHAN Q'S SUN REST to BANK CENTRAL ASIA $250,000
1985-06-27Mortgage $610,000 — from TUNGDOT INC to MANUFACTURERS & TRDR.ETC $610,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013026
20180440513
20193052414
2020005229
202120230227
202201260330
202300140519
202400370744
2025072001138
202602330641
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 200Ownership & money 21Health & systems 59

Every one of the 326 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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