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85 Eldridge Street

223Records
15City systems
1Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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223 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WALL TAN CORPORATION
BBL1003060026
BIN1003963

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 22.5. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-23.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Graffiti (2) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,400 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)Wall Tan Corporation
Head officerIrving Lee
Managing agentWall Tan Corporation
Last registered2026-06-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,168,000 $525,600
2026$1,220,000 $549,000
2027$1,167,000 $525,150

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
S. Wan CafeChineseA—

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

SubwayGrand St — B D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeForsyth St & Grand St · 250 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

85 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

18 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201710315
201830339
201901449
2020306312
20212101215
2022226313
202300257
2024005510
20250110516
20267110321
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 103Ownership & money 3Health & systems 42

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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