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23 Ludlow Street

347Records
15City systems
5Open violations
17.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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347 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 311 service requests, 36 DOB violations, 34 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VJHC HOLDING CORP.
BBL1002980020
BIN1079641, 1079642, 1079643, 1079644

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1994-01-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Non (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)VJHC HOLDING CORP
Head officerVERA SUNG
Managing agentMOTT & PRINCE MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,445,000 $2,450,250
2026$5,843,000 $2,629,350
2027$5,922,000 $2,664,900

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Canal St — M9 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

23 Ludlow Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MOTT & PRINCE MANAGEMENT, INC — 7 buildings, 154 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
371 Madison Street MN117 B
23 Ludlow Street MN12 A
271 Water Street MN8 A
18 Murray Street MN5 D
251 Water Street MN4 B
230 Front Street MN4 A
24 Ludlow Street MN4 B

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170312116
2018614213
2019065314
202000426
202101014125
20220317424
202321210226
202402529
20250017320
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 95Housing & tenants 188Ownership & money 8Health & systems 30

Every one of the 347 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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