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42 Mott Street

273Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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273 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 26 cooling-tower records, 25 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)HOK SAN REALTY CORP
BBL1001630015
BIN1001786

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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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (2) · Water System (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$220,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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$2,205,000 $992,250
2026$2,157,000 $970,650
2027$2,163,000 $973,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gong ChaNot yet graded—
Gong ChaCoffee/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 5-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 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBayard St & Baxter St · 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

42 Mott Street

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

16 311 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: $1,111,299 on 2004-03-04 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-03-04Agreement $1,500,000 — from HOK SAN REALTY CORP to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $1,500,000
2004-03-04Mortgage $1,111,300 — from HOK SAN REALTY CORP to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $1,111,300
1996-04-26Mortgage $29,975 — from HOK SAN REALTY CORP. to BANK OF EAST ASIA $29,975
1990-02-02Mortgage $1,000,000 — from HOK SAN REALTY CORP to BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703301622
201800301013
20190132814
20200180211
2021005038
202240130320
20230160411
20240620311
20252060311
20264270417
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 14Health & systems 65

Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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