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38 Canal Street

197Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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197 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)CHARLES HASSELMEYER LLC
BBL1002940027
BIN1003804

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Noise (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$571,380 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,321,000 $139,260
2026$2,834,000 $170,040
2027$3,478,000 $208,680

The city's market estimate has risen 50% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Elbow BreadBakery Products/DessertsA—

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: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-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: Essex St / East Broadway — M9 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCanal St & Rutgers St · 400 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

38 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

15 311 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: $600,000 on 2016-02-01 (lender: Titan Capital Id, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-23Deed $4,999,000 — from 1 LUDLOW LLC to CHARLES HASSELMEYER LLC $4,999,000
2023-05-10Sold for $4,999,000 $4,999,000 $4,999,000
2018-06-04Deed $5,250,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to 1 LUDLOW LLC $5,250,000
2018-05-30Sold for $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000
2016-11-07CMTG $5,000,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $5,000,000
2016-02-01AL&R $600,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $600,000
2016-02-01Mortgage $600,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $600,000
2015-05-22AL&R $499,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $499,000
2015-05-22Mortgage $499,000 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $499,000
2012-09-06Agreement $1,135,732 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,135,732
2011-10-07Agreement $1,203,815 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,203,815
2010-10-22Agreement $1,277,087 — from 144 DIVISION LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,277,087
2009-07-20Agreement $1,292,809 — from 144 DIVISION STREET LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,292,809
2008-09-22Agreement $1,312,000 — from 144 DIVIDSION LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,312,000
2008-09-22Agreement $1,312,500 — from 144 DIVIDSION LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,312,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017401038
20182007211
20196011210
2020401016
2021006028
2022004037
202301112216
20240080210
20252050310
202613020217
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 40Health & systems 30

Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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