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32 Canal Street

207Records
14City systems
5Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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207 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)34 CANAL ST. CORP
BBL1002830076
BIN1003601

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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 4.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% 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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-03-22.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Panhandling (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

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)34 CANAL STREET CORP
Head officerJINWU LIU
Managing agent34 CANAL ST CORP
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,111,600 $1,400,220
2026$3,734,000 $1,680,300
2027$3,571,000 $1,606,950

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy BurgerHamburgersC—
Pizza CafePizzaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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 Spoiled, Food Temperature, Handwashing), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Broadway — M9 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCanal St & Rutgers St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared 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.

Report a problem to 311

32 Canal 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

14 311 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: $800,000 on 2024-10-22 (lender: Ctbc Bank Corp. (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-22Mortgage $800,000 — from 34 CANAL ST. CORP to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $800,000
2024-10-22AL&R $800,000 — from 34 CANAL ST. CORP to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $800,000
2008-12-30AL&R $1,042,500 — from 34 CANAL STREET CORP. to MERS $1,042,500
2008-12-30Mortgage $1,042,500 — from 34 CANAL STREET CORP. to MERS $1,042,500
1999-03-18Mortgage $300,000 — from LIU, JIN WU to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK $300,000
1992-08-19Mortgage $250,000 — from NG, SOU LIN; NG, TSZ LAU to ASIA BANK, NA $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705027
201805038
201903036
202001023
20210220224
202206039
202313037
2024045413
2025290516
2026030710
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 32Health & systems 44

Every one of the 207 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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