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55 Canal Street

216Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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216 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 51 DOB violations, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)55 CANAL LLC
BBL1002990033
BIN1079016

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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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (9) · Noise (7) · Abandoned Bike (1).

Filed construction activity

$58,100 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,278,000 $575,100
2026$1,341,000 $603,450
2027$1,428,000 $642,600

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Le GazCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 350 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. 042 Benjamin Altman
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

55 Canal Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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: $1,250,000 on 2012-08-21 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-11-26Deed $4,900,000 — from 55 CANAL REALTY CORP. to 55 CANAL LLC $4,900,000
2012-08-21Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 55 CANAL REALTY CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,250,000
2012-08-21AL&R $1,250,000 — from 55 CANAL REALTY CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,250,000
1995-09-07Mortgage $300,000 — from 55 CANAL REALTY CORP. to EASTBANK, NA $300,000
1995-06-30Mortgage $50,000 — from 59 CANAL ST. REALTYINC.; LONG VIEW, INC. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK $50,000
1995-01-27Mortgage $320,000 — from 59 CANAL ST. REALTY, INC. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK, $320,000
1985-06-06Mortgage $600,000 — from PELROS REALTY CORP to ZWERDLING, CHARLES; BERMAN, SIDNEY $600,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702417
2018611210
201901427
202000426
202100617
202200325
202300628
202420428
2025009312
202600437
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 61Ownership & money 29Health & systems 28

Every one of the 216 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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