1,592 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,133 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 144 311 service requests, 57 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 23.8. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (11) · Noise (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · PLUMBING (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
$633,541 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1990) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (35) |
| No | 421-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).
| Registered owner(s) | KWOK WAH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | EDDIE CHU |
| Managing agent | DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $167,860 | $75,537 |
| 2026 | $189,088 | $85,090 |
| 2027 | $194,808 | $87,664 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,300,664 a year ($52.95 per sq ft), operating expenses $435,274 ($17.72 per sq ft), net operating income $865,390. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | East Broadway — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Canal St — M9 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Allen St & Hester St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. 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.
48 Hester Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
27 311 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.
Managed by DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD — 48 buildings, 695 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B12 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Deed $780,000 — from CHENG, MING-KEI to TAMARKIN, MIKHAIL | $780,000 | |
| 2025-01-28 | Mortgage $510,000 — from TAMARKIN, MIKHAIL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA. | $510,000 | |
| 2025-01-23 | Sold for $780,000 | $780,000 | $22,286 |
| 2025-01-09 | Mortgage $6,250 — from LAI, WESLEY JIN BONG; NG, WINNIE to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, | $6,250 | |
| 2025-01-09 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from LAI, WESLEY JIN BONG; NG, WINNIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM,; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $1,100,000 | |
| 2024-12-05 | Deed $815,000 — from LAI, WESLEY JIN BONG to MIRELES, CHRISTOPHER | $815,000 | |
| 2024-11-21 | Sold for $815,000 | $815,000 | $23,286 |
| 2023-12-21 | Mortgage $1,104,000 — from LAI, WESLEY JIN BONG; NG, WINNIE to MERS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $1,104,000 | |
| 2023-12-21 | Deed $1,380,000 — from MARY NYUK-KYAU SUNG LIVING TRUST; STEPHEN KAM-HOI SUNG LIVING TRUST; SUNG, SURVIVING TRUST to LAI, WESLEY JIN BONG; NG, WINNIE | $1,380,000 | |
| 2023-12-05 | Sold for $1,380,000 | $1,380,000 | $39,429 |
| 2022-10-13 | Mortgage $292,500 — from LI, NGAN WAH; ZHANG, ZI QI to METRO CITY BANK | $292,500 | |
| 2022-09-16 | Mortgage $591,750 — from MIRELES, CHRISTOPHER to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $591,750 | |
| 2022-09-16 | Deed $789,000 — from HO, JIAN KANG; HE, DERIC JIANYE to MIRELES, CHRISTOPHER | $789,000 | |
| 2022-09-01 | Sold for $789,000 | $789,000 | $22,543 |
| 2021-08-30 | Deed $450,000 — from YING T TAO, AS TRUSTEE; SIU OY TAO REVOCABLE TRUST; CHRISTINE TAO HOM, AS TRUSTEE; CHUNG Y to TAO, YING T; TAO, KIMBERLY M; TAO, JEFFREY A; LING, MO CHING | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 87 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
Every one of the 1,592 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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