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21 Mott Street

223Records
13City systems
11Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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223 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 25 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)EAST OCEAN LLC
BBL1001640045
BIN1001821

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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 82% 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 2.3. 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

Open HPD violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Street Sign (4) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Posting (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,500 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 (13)
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)EAST OCEAN LLC
Head officerJAN LEE
Managing agentEAST OCEAN LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,029,000 $913,050
2026$1,657,000 $745,650
2027$1,618,000 $728,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hop KeeChineseGrade Pending—
Shanghai 21ChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License), 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

SubwayBrooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt James Pl & Oliver St · 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.

Report a problem to 311

21 Mott 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

33 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EAST OCEAN LLC — 2 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
19 Mott Street MN16 A
21 Mott Street MN13 A

Ten-year activity

50250
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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700426
201800527
2019037212
202000112
2021047112
20220110314
2023164213
20243118426
2025009312
20260010616
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 124Ownership & money 3Health & systems 36

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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