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38 Eldridge Street

225Records
15City systems
8Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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225 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections, 26 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)38 ELD BUILDING CORP
BBL1003000003
BIN1003876

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-03-02.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Street Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Graffiti (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$421,485 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)38 ELD BUILDING CORP
Head officerTHOMAS LO
Managing agentTHOMAS LO
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$679,000 $305,550
2026$733,000 $329,850
2027$718,000 $323,100

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rong Hang RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Canal St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

38 Eldridge 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

9 311 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: $160,000 on 1982-02-17 (lender: Yuen, Sam C.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-02-17Mortgage $160,000 — from 38 ELD. BUILDING CORP. to YUEN, SAM C. $160,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017405211
2018343313
201912148
2020742114
2021306211
20220020424
20230010515
2024006511
202500459
202601135
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 10Health & systems 47

Every one of the 225 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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