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46 Mulberry Street

1,169Records
21City systems
27Open violations
53.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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1,169 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 427 311 service requests, 328 HPD complaints, 69 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)RICE BOWL REALTY CORP
BBL1001640009
BIN1079227, 1086195, 1088323

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 53.5. 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 violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

8 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

167 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (106) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Street Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$80,520 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)RICE BOWL REALTY CORP
Head officerkim K MA
Managing agentRICE BOWL REALTY
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,350,000 $2,857,500
2026$6,396,000 $2,878,200
2027$6,744,000 $3,034,800

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Banh Mi CafeAsian/Asian FusionNot yet gradedMice evidence
ChipiloSandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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 · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBayard St & Baxter St · 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

46 Mulberry 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

167 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $1,650,000 on 2018-07-17 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-07-17Mortgage $1,650,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK $1,650,000
2018-07-17Agreement $13,500,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK $13,500,000
2018-07-17AL&R $13,500,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK $13,500,000
2013-04-02Agreement $15,000,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH $15,000,000
2013-04-02Mortgage $6,476,269 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH $6,476,269
2013-04-02AL&R $15,000,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK $15,000,000
2011-09-29AL&R $4,609,619 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK $4,609,619
2011-09-29Agreement $4,609,619 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK $4,609,619
2007-03-30Mortgage $5,600,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $5,600,000
2007-03-30Mortgage $5,600,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $5,600,000
2007-03-30Mortgage $5,600,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $5,600,000
2007-03-30Agreement $4,500,000 — from CATHAY BANK to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $4,500,000
2007-03-30Agreement $4,500,000 — from CATHAY BANK to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $4,500,000
2007-03-30Agreement $4,500,000 — from CATHAY BANK to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $4,500,000
2007-03-30Mortgage $5,600,000 — from RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, to RICE BOWL REALTY CORP, $5,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712001738
201823451152
20195220835
20200380139
20213180728
20225250434
20237460760
20243620267
2025410906119
20261622469
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The full timeline

Construction 126Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 834Ownership & money 35Health & systems 76

Every one of the 1,169 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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