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51 Canal Street

2,465Records
19City systems
27Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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2,465 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,216 311 service requests, 722 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 88 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units41
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)NAME NOT ON FILE
BBL1002987501
BIN1075788

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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 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 10. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-28.

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.

$4,275 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · Outdoor Dining (36) · Illegal Parking (13) · Graffiti (7) · GENERAL (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (4).

Filed construction activity

$159,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)BOARD OF MANAGERS CANAL CONDO
Head officerJinMei Zhang
Managing agentBETHEL MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$142,804 $64,262
2026$121,584 $54,713
2027$231,691 $104,261

The city's market estimate has risen 62% 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 $1,088,033 a year ($42.18 per sq ft), operating expenses $431,808 ($16.74 per sq ft), net operating income $656,225. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
No GemKoreanA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 450 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: Allen St / Canal St — M15 · 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

51 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

130 311 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 BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 873 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
374 Broadway MN163 A
165 Sands Street BK120 A
80 Elizabeth Street MN80 A
37-20 Prince Street QN72 A
172 Highland Avenue QN42 B
51 Canal Street MN41 A
1110 37 Street BK36 A
200 Bowery MN35 A
34 Mulberry Street MN27 A
134-46 Maple Avenue QN27 A
155 Henry Street MN24 A
28 Mott Street MN17 A
132-18 Avery Avenue QN15 A
180 Mulberry Street MN12 B
5708 7 Avenue BK12 B
35 Madison Street MN10 A
28 Mulberry Street MN10 A
1578 York Avenue MN10 B
27 Madison Street MN9 A
95 Franklin Street MN8 A
298 12 Street BK8 A
49 Hester Street MN8 B
1580 York Avenue MN8 A
76-18 Grand Central Pkwy QN8 A
141 Division Street MN7 A
112 South 2 Street BK7 A
214 East 111 Street MN7 D
437 13 Street BK6 A
10-38 47 Road QN6 B
28 Bay 50 Street BK6 A
437 13 Street BK6 A
182 Mulberry Street MN6 A
134-40 57 Road QN5 A
134-38 57 Road QN5 B
149 East Broadway MN4 D
66 Mott Street MN3 B
573 2 Avenue MN3 A
4050360055 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-31Mortgage $420,000 — from SUN, MEI; ZHUANG, FEI YU to EAST WEST BANK; MERS $420,000
2026-08-31Deed $700,000 — from ZHANG, JIN MEI to SUN, MEI; ZHUANG, FEI YU $700,000
2026-08-11Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $17,073
2025-11-25Mortgage $250,000 — from YEH, PAMELA to WEBSTER BANK, N.A. $250,000
2025-07-21ASPM $350,000 — from PUI YAN LI, AS TRUSTEE; LI, CHI KEI; LI FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST to GLOBAL BANK $350,000
2025-04-25CORRD $327,345 — from LI, DANNY CHI KEI; LI, CHI KEI to PUI YAN LI AS TRUSTEE; LI FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST $327,345
2024-04-02Deed $319,000 — from LI, DANNY CHI KEI; LI, CHI KEI to PUI YAN LI AS TRUSTEE; LI FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST $319,000
2024-03-28Sold for $319,000 $319,000 $7,780
2022-09-29Deed $600,000 — from CHAN, SUI MAN to XIAO, MEI YING; WANG, JING SHENG $600,000
2022-09-12Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $14,634
2022-08-23Mortgage $230,000 — from LAU, YUK YEE; LAU, KAREN to MERS $230,000
2022-01-18Deed $448,800 — from CHOY, MARTIN C. to ZHANG, SHUI XIAN; CHEN, JIN PING $448,800
2021-12-29Sold for $448,800 $448,800 $10,946
2021-07-01Agreement $400,000 — from MU, FENG; ZHENG, MENGQIU to MERS $400,000
2021-04-16AL&R $350,000 — from LI, CHI KEI to GLOBAL BANK $350,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704116531156
2018011921614223
201901115511132
2020007816599
20219296116124
20225173825112
20230554111080
2024414613973
2025143361054
20263759131193
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 1,373Ownership & money 742Health & systems 144

Every one of the 2,465 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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