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171 East Broadway

250Records
15City systems
0Open violations
8.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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250 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 26 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WING NING CORP
BBL1002840025
BIN1003624

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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 65% 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 8.2. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16).

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Air Quality (2) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$368,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (11)
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)WING NING CORP
Head officerLISA WONG
Managing agentA BETTER CHANCE REALTY
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,612,000 $1,175,400
2026$2,639,000 $1,187,550
2027$2,260,000 $1,017,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CasinoItalianA—

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: 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 100 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 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCanal St & Rutgers St · 150 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

171 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 A BETTER CHANCE REALTY — 3 buildings, 59 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84 Elizabeth Street MN24 A
88 Elizabeth Street MN24 A
171 East Broadway MN11 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,408 on 1997-07-10 (lender: Bank Of China). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-07-10Mortgage $8,409 — from WING NING CORPORATION to BANK OF CHINA $8,409
1986-12-30Mortgage $250,000 — from WING NING CORP to BANK OF CHINA $250,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017545115
2018128213
2019845320
202000224
202100325
2022105511
2023015814
20241028534
20251012316
2026007310
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 115Ownership & money 20Health & systems 42

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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