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70 Forsyth Street

547Records
16City systems
15Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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547 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 HPD complaints, 133 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)70 FORSYTH STREET INC.
BBL1003060005
BIN1003949

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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 62% 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 10. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-17.

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (11) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Obstruction (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$177,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)70 FORSYTH STREET INC
Head officerMICHAEL C YEUNG
Managing agent70 FORSYTH STREET INC
Last registered2024-03-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,614,000 $726,300
2026$1,806,000 $812,700
2027$1,745,000 $785,250

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MamAsian/Asian FusionNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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.

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

SubwayGrand St — B D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeForsyth St & Grand 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

70 Forsyth 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

22 311 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: $784,881 on 2016-12-29 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-29Mortgage $784,881 — from 70 FOYSYTH STREET INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $784,881
2016-12-29Agreement $2,000,000 — from 70 FOYSYTH STREET INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2016-12-29AL&R $2,000,000 — from 70 FOYSYTH STREET INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2006-11-06Mortgage $44,659 — from 70 FORSYTH STREET INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $44,659
2006-11-06Agreement $1,430,000 — from 70 FORSYTH STREET INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,430,000
2004-10-19Mortgage $1,450,000 to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,450,000
2004-10-19DEEDO $2,050,000 — from N.M.G. CORP. to 70 FORSYTH STREET INC. $2,050,000
1995-10-10Mortgage $475,000 — from N.M.G. CORP. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $475,000
1991-10-16Mortgage $42,000 — from GREATWALL REALTY CORP to INDURSKY, ZELDA $42,000
1986-12-22Mortgage $100,000 — from GREATWALL REALTY CORP. to ABACUS FED SVGS BANK $100,000
1986-07-08Mortgage $250,000 — from GREATWALL REALTY CORP. to ABACUS FEDL SAVGS BK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017443112
201800134
2019015410
20204015221
20214712225
2022106310
20234115424
2024006511
20250010313
20260112215
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 372Ownership & money 42Health & systems 38

Every one of the 547 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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