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21 Allen Street

204Records
13City systems
1Open violations
5.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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204 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)21 ALLEN STREET CORP.,
BBL1003000027
BIN1003895

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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 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 5.7. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-20.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Lead (1) · Street Sign (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$79,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)21 Allen Street Corp.
Head officerFred Tang
Managing agentKinyu Realty & Management Corp.
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$865,000 $389,250
2026$993,000 $446,850
2027$991,000 $445,950

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Canal St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

21 Allen 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

11 311 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 KINYU REALTY & MANAGEMENT CORP. — 12 buildings, 154 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 Division Street MN28 A
81-06 Baxter Avenue QN21 A
102 Bayard Street MN18 B
462 52 Street BK18 B
129 Allen Street MN18 A
21 Allen Street MN14 A
119 Ludlow Street MN8 B
189 East Broadway MN8 B
206 Bushwick Avenue BK7 C
6802 18 Avenue BK5 F
5309 8 Avenue BK5 A
7023 20 Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,805,801 on 2026-06-09 (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
2026-06-09Agreement $2,500,000 — from EASTBANK, N.A. to 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. $2,500,000
2026-06-09Mortgage $1,805,802 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,805,802
2026-06-09AL&R $2,500,000 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. $2,500,000
2025-10-29AL&R $700,000 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EASTBANK, N.A. $700,000
2025-10-29Agreement $700,000 — from EASTBANK, N.A. to 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. $700,000
2019-04-30AL&R $1,200,000 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $1,200,000
2019-04-30Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $1,200,000
2000-07-21Mortgage $275,000 — from 21 ALLEN STREET CORP. to LOUIE, LAU WAH; LOUIE, WAH SAM $275,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017024017
2018013026
20190042511
202003100114
202102130116
20220070310
2023032027
20240570214
20250064212
20265134215
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 18Health & systems 29

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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