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59 Mott Street

261Records
15City systems
10Open violations
9.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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261 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 37 HPD complaints, 33 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)K & L CHAN REALTY INC
BBL1002000030
BIN1079420, 1079421

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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 63% 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 9.1. 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 violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,560 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$164,050 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 (18)
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)K & L CHAN REALTY INC
Head officerKENNETH CHAN
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$1,970,000 $886,500
2026$2,094,000 $942,300
2027$1,908,000 $858,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Malaysia Beef Jerky INCAsian/Asian FusionNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Food Spoiled) · 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 6 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 600 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

59 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

16 311 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.

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 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,120,000 on 2003-10-27 (lender: Chinatown Fereral Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-10-27DEEDO $1,600,000 — from 59 MOTT STREET CORP. to K & L CHAN REALTY INC. $1,600,000
2003-10-27Mortgage $1,120,000 — from K & L CHAN REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FERERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,120,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010034
201802181324
201901420851
2020052029
20213660217
20224150313
20230550414
202411880532
202500160622
20260840416
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 132Ownership & money 3Health & systems 48

Every one of the 261 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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