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55 Bayard Street

194Records
16City systems
3Open violations
10.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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194 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SANTO GROUP INC
BBL1001630027
BIN1001795

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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 59% 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 10.6. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-11-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · SAFETY (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$109,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)SANTO GROUP INC
Head officerMAN W KO
Managing agentM&C MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,105,000 $947,250
2026$2,238,000 $1,007,100
2027$2,312,000 $1,040,400

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Changlai Fishballs NoodlesChineseA—
SugaboxCoffee/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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 250 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

55 Bayard 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by M&C MANAGEMENT GROUP — 3 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55 Bayard Street MN20 A
322 Ovington Avenue BK6 C
102 Bay 11 Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,435,000 on 2025-05-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-30Mortgage $2,435,000 — from SANTO GROUP INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,435,000
2014-05-07Mortgage $426,165 — from SANTO GROUP INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. $426,165
2014-05-07AL&R $1,000,000 — from SANTO GROUP INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. $1,000,000
2004-10-01Mortgage $1,330,000 — from SANTO GROUP INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $1,330,000
1988-12-30Mortgage $100,000 — from SANTO GROUP INC to PORTLAND ENTERPRISESLTD $100,000
1988-12-30Mortgage $550,000 — from SANTO GROUP INC to CHINATOWN FED/SAVGSBK $550,000
1984-12-06Mortgage $300,000 — from PORTLAND ENTERPRS, LTD. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $300,000
1984-12-06Mortgage $300,000 — from PORTLAND ENTERPRS, LTD. to LOU, PEDRO; LOU, SUI WAH $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172420210
20188440319
2019004037
2020005027
2021004026
2022006039
20232160615
20244622418
20250151613
20260190313
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 25Health & systems 42

Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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