500 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 62 311 service requests, 35 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · Graffiti (2) · Noise (2) · Rodent (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$68,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE RONG HUA GARDENS CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | SHARON CHIN |
| Managing agent | DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD |
| Last registered | 2023-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $207,671 | $93,452 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $268,314 | $120,741 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · J51 · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $913,028 a year ($51.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $237,878 ($13.29 per sq ft), net operating income $675,150. 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 10) |
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 Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Canal St — M9 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Allen 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.
21 Ludlow 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 |
10 311 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Deed $928,200 — from CHIN, SHARON to JENG, WINNIE | $928,200 | |
| 2026-07-23 | Mortgage $742,500 — from JENG, WINNIE to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $742,500 | |
| 2026-07-16 | Sold for $928,200 | $928,200 | $40,357 |
| 2025-03-24 | Deed $1,300,000 — from ZHI YE REALTY LLC to 21 LUDLOW LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $56,522 |
| 2024-10-21 | Deed $200,000 — from ZHI YE REALTY LLC to 21 LUDLOW B LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2024-10-21 | Deed $300,000 — from ZHI YE REALTY LLC to 21 LUDLOW B LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2024-10-07 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $13,043 |
| 2024-10-07 | Sold for $200,000 | $200,000 | $8,696 |
| 2023-11-09 | Deed $475,000 — from MUNTER, CASPER; RUSSELL, SUZANNE to RUSSELL, SUZANNE M | $475,000 | |
| 2023-10-31 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $20,652 |
| 2022-02-04 | Mortgage $954,000 — from CHON-RIZZO, JEANNIE; RIZZO, JAMES to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $954,000 | |
| 2021-01-28 | Agreement $495,000 — from GUTIERREZ, CESAR; MI MEANG, KYUNG to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $495,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Mortgage $704,000 — from PETTEY, ELIZABETH; KANE, NOAH to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $704,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Deed $880,000 — from STANKIEWICZ, AMANDA to PETTEY, ELIZABETH; KANE, NOAH | $880,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 42 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
Every one of the 500 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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