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44 Canal Street

502Records
14City systems
119Open violations
122.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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502 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 183 311 service requests, 132 HPD housing violations, 72 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)TANG, TRUONG THANH
BBL1002940025
BIN1003802

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.5. 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 violations119 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 52 class A. Oldest open since 2007-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,935 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · Graffiti (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)CHARL T TANG
Last registered2023-01-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,611,200 $1,175,040
2026$2,932,000 $1,319,400
2027$2,346,000 $1,055,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yan Kee BeefjerkyAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pike St / Division St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikePike St & E Broadway · 450 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

44 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

47 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 1990-03-05 (lender: Jerwin Canal Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-03-05Mortgage $312,418 — from TANG, TRUONG THANH to HANG, SENG BANK LTD $312,418
1990-03-05Mortgage $250,000 — from TANG, TRUONG THANH to JERWIN CANAL ASSOCIATES $250,000
1990-01-31Mortgage $375,000 — from WEINSTOCK, JEROME to SFS MANAGEMENT CO L.P. $375,000
1990-01-08Mortgage $85,000 — from JERWIN CANAL ASSOCIATES to SHEINMAN, IRVING; SHEINMAN, SELMA $85,000
1988-03-17Mortgage $175,000 — from WEINSTOCK, JEROME to I.C.H. REALTY CO INC $175,000
1988-03-17Mortgage $750,000 — from WEINSTOCK, JEROME to SFS MANAGEMENT CO $750,000
1983-07-13Mortgage $150,000 — from I.C.H. REALTY CO.,INC. to NATIONAL BANK/NORTHAMER $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170157159
20180019221
20190031233
20200010212
202100415
20220017219
20232131043122
20240249455
20250612321
202602316
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 397Ownership & money 35Health & systems 29

Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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