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43 Essex Street

559Records
19City systems
0Open violations
12.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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559 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 117 HPD housing violations, 98 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)43 ESSEX LLC
BBL1003100024
BIN1004038

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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 56% 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 12.2. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Graffiti (3) · Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$201,260 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)43 ESSEX LLC
Head officerDEAN GALASSO
Managing agentMANNAHATTA PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,703,000 $1,216,350
2026$2,883,000 $1,297,350
2027$3,460,000 $1,557,000

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Meow ParlourCoffee/TeaA—

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

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Grand St — M9 · 200 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 450 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

43 Essex 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 MANNAHATTA PROPERTIES LLC — 2 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43 Essex Street MN9 A
92 East Broadway MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,025,000 on 2015-01-14 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-14AL&R $4,000,000 — from 43 ESSEX LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $4,000,000
2025-05-14Agreement $4,000,000 — from 43 ESSEX LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $4,000,000
2015-01-14Mortgage $5,025,000 — from 43 ESSEX LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,025,000
2015-01-14AL&R $5,025,000 — from 43 ESSEX LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,025,000
2015-01-14Deed $6,902,675 — from ZERLING, REBECCA to 43 ESSEX LLC $6,902,675

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177170217
2018005038
2019103048
20202090112
202110140217
202205122322
20230650314
2024015039
202501144221
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 379Ownership & money 11Health & systems 37

Every one of the 559 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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