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49 Essex Street

517Records
16City systems
4Open violations
5.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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517 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MARK ESSEX, LLC
BBL1003100021
BIN1004035

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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 72% 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 5.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-19.

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Graffiti (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$315,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (15)
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)ESSEX REALTY MANAGER INC.
Head officerSAM NAIM
Managing agentBROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered2026-02-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,056,000 $925,200
2026$2,186,000 $983,700
2027$2,026,000 $911,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Grand St — M9 · 150 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. 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

49 Essex 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

30 311 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 BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1835 Needham Avenue BX47 B
302 Mott Street MN43 C
2725 Creston Avenue BX32 B
606 West 137 Street MN26 B
166 Orchard Street MN25 A
82 East 3 Street MN22 A
357 West 54 Street MN21 B
122 Orchard Street MN20 B
150 Orchard Street MN20 A
78 Rivington Street MN20 A
180 Prince Street MN20 A
148 Orchard Street MN19 A
240 West 16 Street MN19 A
160 Orchard Street MN18 A
52 West 14 Street MN18 A
77 Delancey Street MN18 B
188 Orchard Street MN17 A
168 Ludlow Street MN17 A
179 Orchard Street MN17 A
81 Rivington Street MN16 A
146 Orchard Street MN16 A
133 Orchard Street MN16 A
97 Chambers Street MN16 A
138 Orchard Street MN16 B
49 Essex Street MN15 A
98 Orchard Street MN15 A
86 Stanton Street MN15 B
125 Orchard Street MN14 A
149 Orchard Street MN14 A
349 Bedford Avenue BK14 C
121 Orchard Street MN14 A
276 East 10 Street MN12 A
135 Orchard Street MN12 A
1500 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
62 Rivington Street MN12 A
125 Stanton Street MN11 A
162 Orchard Street MN10 A
170 East 106 Street MN10 A
168 Rivington Street MN10 A
319 East Houston Street MN8 A
192 Orchard Street MN8 A
1160 1 Avenue MN8 B
1162 1 Avenue MN8 B
190 Rockaway Avenue BK8 C
210 Forsyth Street MN8 A
93 Allen Street MN8 B
143 Orchard Street MN7 A
56 Rivington Street MN7 A
88 Clinton Street MN7 B
275A Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 F
65 Irving Avenue BK4 C
1263 Pacific Street BK4 C
28 Graham Avenue BK4 B
30-78 43 Street QN3 A
182 Norfolk Street MN3 C
88 Rivington Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $898,017 on 2005-01-06 (lender: Citibank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-08-29Deed $3,850,000 — from ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES, LLC to WEX LLC; Z95, LLC $3,850,000
2005-01-06Agreement $1,750,000 — from ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES, LLC to CITIBANK N.A. $1,750,000
2005-01-06AL&R $1,750,000 — from CITIBANK N.A. to ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES, LLC $1,750,000
2005-01-06Mortgage $898,017 — from ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES, LLC to CITIBANK N.A. $898,017
2002-01-03Mortgage $840,000 — from ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $840,000
2002-01-03Mortgage $50,000 — from ESSEX STREET PROPERTIES LLC to 49 ESSEX ST. PROPERTY, LLC $50,000
1999-08-31Mortgage $120,000 — from 49 ESSEX ST. PROPERTY, LLC. to 49 ESSEX ST. REALTYCORP. $120,000
1989-05-24Mortgage $275,000 — from 49 ESSEX ST. RLTY CP to FRIEDMAN, ALEX; FRIEDMAN, ANNE $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171120123
2018305311
2019004812
20200111113
202100527
20220112518
2023402410
20240012315
20250023427
2026008311
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 362Ownership & money 24Health & systems 43

Every one of the 517 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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