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216 Canal Street

166Records
14City systems
9Open violations
18Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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166 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 rodent inspections, 30 311 service requests, 14 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)216-220 CANAL CORP
BBL1001990012
BIN1002371

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18. 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 violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1975-10-28.

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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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (8)
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)216-220 CANAL;CORP
Head officerALEX CHAO
Managing agentRABER ENTERPRISES LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,976,000 $889,200
2026$2,371,000 $1,066,950
2027$2,845,000 $1,280,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Canal St — M103 · 900 ft
Citi BikeWalker St & Baxter St · 150 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

216 Canal Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 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 RABER ENTERPRISES LLC — 12 buildings, 206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
92 Elizabeth Street MN53 A
69 Bayard Street MN34 A
78 Mulberry Street MN33 B
174 Canal Street MN25 A
59 Mott Street MN18 A
218 Canal Street MN13 A
216 Canal Street MN8 A
81 Mott Street MN8 A
88 Mulberry Street MN8 A
79 Baxter Street MN6 A
325 West 35 Street MN0 —
1002920015 — —

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
27
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800336
2019023510
202000123
2021004711
202200224
2023388827
2024002911
2025008715
202601416
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 13Health & systems 71

Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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