194 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Graffiti (3) · Missed Collection (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Encampment (1).
$14,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | HOO LEE INC |
| Head officer | JUDY CHEUNG |
| Managing agent | JUDY CHEUNG |
| Last registered | 2025-09-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,288,000 | $1,479,600 |
| 2026 | $3,946,000 | $1,775,700 |
| 2027 | $3,818,000 | $1,718,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolo | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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 Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | East Broadway — F · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Broadway — M9 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Canal St & Rutgers St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route 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.
28 Canal Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-22 | Mortgage $1,256,968 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,256,968 | |
| 2015-07-22 | AL&R $4,800,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $4,800,000 | |
| 2015-07-22 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $4,800,000 | |
| 2012-02-03 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2012-02-03 | Mortgage $516,674 — from HOO LEE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $516,674 | |
| 2006-04-07 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to HOO LEE INC. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2006-04-07 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2006-04-07 | Mortgage $2,843,504 — from HOO LEE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,843,504 | |
| 2002-04-23 | Mortgage $935,000 — from HOO LEE INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $935,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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