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160 East Broadway

231Records
16City systems
3Open violations
4.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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231 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HOO LEE INC.,
BBL1002830071
BIN1003597

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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 76% 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 4.4. In ZIP 10002, 64% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-11.

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

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Encampment (6) · Panhandling (5) · Graffiti (5) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (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)HOO LEE INC
Head officerJUDY CHEUNG
Managing agentJUDY CHEUNG
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,314,800 $1,041,660
2026$2,778,000 $1,250,100
2027$2,657,000 $1,195,650

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Happy Star BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, No Permit or License, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayEast Broadway — F · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Broadway — M9 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCanal St & Rutgers St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 002 Meyer London
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

160 East Broadway

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

44 311 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: $1,256,968 on 2015-07-22 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-22AL&R $4,800,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $4,800,000
2015-07-22Agreement $4,800,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $4,800,000
2015-07-22Mortgage $1,256,968 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,256,968
2012-02-03Agreement $3,750,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,750,000
2012-02-03Mortgage $516,674 — from HOO LEE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $516,674
2006-04-07Agreement $3,500,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $3,500,000
2006-04-07Mortgage $2,843,504 — from HOO LEE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,843,504
2006-04-07AL&R $3,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to HOO LEE INC. $3,500,000
2002-04-23Mortgage $935,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $935,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201717311
201807411
20190235
20200325
2021012214
20220538
2023027734
2024121729
2025121426
20260314
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 142Ownership & money 17Health & systems 46

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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