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17 Mott Street

221Records
16City systems
6Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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221 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 28 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WING LEE RLTY INC
BBL1001640047
BIN1079262, 1079263

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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 83% 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. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1999-02-19.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Lead (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$257,000 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)WING LEE REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerSHIMING HUANG
Managing agentSHIMING HUANG
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,660,000 $747,000
2026$1,871,000 $841,950
2027$2,131,000 $958,950

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wo Hop 17ChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSt James Pl & Oliver St · 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

17 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

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,800,000 on 2007-12-27 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-12-31RPTT&RET $588,235 — from WONG, YUK MUI to LEUNG, JOHN $588,235
2007-12-28RPTT&RET $441,177 — from WAN, KWONG HUNG to LEUNG, JOHN $441,177
2007-12-28RPTT&RET $294,118 — from LEUNG, SHIU BUN to LEUNG, JOHN $294,118
2007-12-28RPTT&RET $294,118 — from JUNG, ROBERT G to LEUNG, JOHN $294,118
2007-12-28RPTT&RET $294,118 — from WAN, ROSE HOI YIN to LEUNG, JOHN $294,118
2007-12-27Mortgage $1,800,000 — from WING LEE REALTY INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,800,000
2007-12-27AL&R $1,800,000 — from WING LEE REALTY INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700358
20180411722
2019004610
202000044
202100246
2022929626
2023013610
2024809724
2025104510
2026064616
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 14Health & systems 65

Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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