518 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 HPD housing violations, 92 311 service requests, 78 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 347.3. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 81 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1978-12-20. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
69 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 53).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (8) · Street Sign (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 59 BAYARD ST REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | EDWIN J CHIN |
| Managing agent | CONNIE MUI |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,347,000 | $1,056,150 |
| 2026 | $2,816,000 | $1,267,200 |
| 2027 | $2,617,000 | $1,177,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Canal 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Division St & Bowery · 500 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.
59 Bayard Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $213,686 on 2004-07-01 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-01 | AL&R $450,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 59 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION | $450,000 | |
| 2004-07-01 | Agreement $450,000 — from 59 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $450,000 | |
| 2004-07-01 | Mortgage $213,686 — from 59 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $213,686 | |
| 1996-01-04 | Mortgage $92,620 — from 59 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $92,620 | |
| 1996-01-04 | Mortgage $253,970 — from 59 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $253,970 | |
| 1996-01-04 | Mortgage $408,580 — from 58 BAYARD STREET REALTY CORPORATION to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $408,580 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 | 54 | 22 | 84 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 111 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Every one of the 518 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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