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97 Rivington Street

1,241Records
18City systems
6Open violations
11.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,241 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 688 311 service requests, 248 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)YUNG'S REALTY CORP.
BBL1004100017
BIN1005312

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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 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 11.3. 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2007-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (127) · Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Lost Property (2).

Filed construction activity

$258,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (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)YUNG'S REALTY INC
Head officerTo YEUNG
Managing agentGOLDEN KEY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,930,000 $1,318,500
2026$3,464,000 $1,558,800
2027$3,776,000 $1,699,200

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Set L.E.S.FusionGrade Pending—
WolfnightsSandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Rivington St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

97 Rivington 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

156 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 GOLDEN KEY MANAGEMENT CORP — 3 buildings, 59 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
86 Canal Street MN32 A
97 Rivington Street MN15 A
102 Madison Street MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 1984-02-09 (lender: Ark Realty INC.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-02-09Mortgage $90,000 — from YUNG'S REALTY CORP. to ARK REALTY INC. $90,000

Ten-year activity

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127
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20179817236
20180438345
20193055361
2020051184127
20210370477
20226158570
20230630743
20240044650
2025189410113
20266029237
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The full timeline

Construction 88Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 997Ownership & money 10Health & systems 54

Every one of the 1,241 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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