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28 Bowery

308Records
17City systems
0Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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308 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 43 DOB permits, 32 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)H & C BOWERY LLC
BBL1001630033
BIN1001801

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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 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

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

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$258,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (11)
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)H & C Bowery LLC
Head officerHung K Luk
Managing agent28 Bowery Management Corp
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,768,000 $795,600
2026$1,787,000 $804,150
2027$1,725,000 $776,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
At 43 BayardCoffee/TeaA—
Great N.Y. NoodletownChineseGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, No Permit or License, Odor), 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Grand St — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDivision St & Bowery · 350 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

28 Bowery

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

51 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2024-01-29 (lender: Cathay Bank, New York Region). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-29AL&R $1,400,000 — from VCL BOWERY LLC; XELA HOLDINGS LLC; H & C BOWERY LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $1,400,000
2024-01-29Mortgage $1,400,000 — from XELA HOLDINGS LLC; VCL BOWERY LLC; H & C BOWERY LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $1,400,000
2024-01-29Deed $2,000,000 — from YOUNG T. LEE & SON REALTY CORP. to VCL BOWERY LLC; XELA HOLDINGS LLC; H & C BOWERY LLC $2,000,000
2024-01-23Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $181,818
2021-04-30Mortgage $490,000 — from YOUNG T. LEE & SON REALTY CORP. to GLOBAL BANK $490,000
2021-04-30AL&R $490,000 — from YOUNG T. LEE & SON REALTY CORP. to GLOBAL BANK $490,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004037
2018005049
201901130721
2020006028
202130192226
2022111111428
202303160524
202411146527
202500260733
20260090312
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 153Ownership & money 15Health & systems 52

Every one of the 308 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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