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117 Essex Street

339Records
13City systems
40Open violations
15Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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339 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HING DAT REALTY CORP
BBL1004110054
BIN1083466

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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 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations40 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1991-11-06.

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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Graffiti (3) · Street Condition (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$22,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (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)HING DAT REALTY CORP
Head officerHARVEY LOK
Managing agentHING DAT REALTY CORP
Last registered2019-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,256,800 $1,465,560
2026$3,908,000 $1,758,600
2027$4,690,000 $2,110,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Nuevo AmanecerMexicanA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Houston St — M9 · 350 ft
Citi BikeStanton St & Norfolk St · 300 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

117 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

23 311 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: $2,000,000 on 2020-04-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-04-13Mortgage $2,000,000 — from HING DAT REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
1997-08-07Mortgage $275,000 — from FERNANDEZ, CANDIDO P. to HING DAT REALTY CORP. $275,000
1982-03-09Mortgage $100,000 — from HING DAT REALTY CORP. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170150015
201808019
201905027
202006118
20210100111
202204015
20233120318
20242100214
202506039
20260110112
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 32Health & systems 19

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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