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173 Henry Street

1,021Records
17City systems
12Open violations
20.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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1,021 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 378 311 service requests, 176 HPD complaints, 133 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors8
Res. units42
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)KING HENRY REALTY INC
BBL1002840011
BIN1003614

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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 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1994-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Graffiti (5) · Obstruction (4) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Illegal Dumping (3).

Filed construction activity

$582,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)KING HENRY REALTY INC
Head officerLUTMEI POON
Managing agentKYC PROPERTY INC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,723,000 $1,675,350
2026$4,188,000 $1,884,600
2027$4,571,000 $2,056,950

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LES Enfants De BohemeFrenchA—
TawnyAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 Preparation Location), 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (1 in the last three years).

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · 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: Madison St / Jefferson St — M22 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCanal St & Rutgers St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 002 Meyer London. 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

173 Henry 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

130 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1989-01-26 (lender: East New York Svgs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-01-26Mortgage $100,000 — from HENRY STREET ASSOC to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $100,000
1989-01-26Mortgage $200,000 — from HENRY STREET ASSOC to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $200,000
1988-03-22Mortgage $360,000 — from HENRY ST ASSOCS to DOUBLE ED ASSOCS $360,000
1988-03-22Mortgage $275,261 — from HENRY ST ASSOCS to EASTBANK, N.A. $275,261
1987-01-21Mortgage $350,000 — from 173-177 HENRY ST RTYINC to HOP WING, INC. $350,000
1986-11-10Mortgage $200,000 — from HOP WING INC to BANK OF CHINA $200,000
1985-01-10Mortgage $120,000 — from HOP WING, INC. to HANG SENG BANK $120,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20175846463
20189719641
20193340551
202021140457
20213356264
20227530749
20230412420
20245232544
20252167373
20262069576
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 699Ownership & money 53Health & systems 57

Every one of the 1,021 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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