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106 Eldridge Street

1,605Records
18City systems
20Open violations
17Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,605 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 563 HPD complaints, 408 HPD housing violations, 397 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WAI KEE ENTERPRISE,INC.
BBL1004130001
BIN1005429

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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 51% 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 17. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$156,155 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (16)
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)WAIKEE ENTERPRISE INC
Head officerKATHY WOO
Managing agentNEWKEY REALTY, 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$1,218,000 $548,100
2026$1,231,000 $553,950
2027$1,290,000 $580,500

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeForsyth 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
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

106 Eldridge 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NEWKEY REALTY LLC — 17 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 East 2 Street BK64 A
8616 21 Avenue BK45 A
106 Eldridge Street MN16 A
863 50 Street BK14 A
4824 8 Avenue BK10 A
1910 Avenue V BK10 B
5024 10 Avenue BK8 A
163 Allen Street MN8 A
965 43 Street BK8 A
867 45 Street BK6 A
336 61 Street BK6 B
474 68 Street BK6 A
341 56 Street BK6 A
869 45 Street BK6 A
350 45 Street BK6 C
52-16 94 Street QN5 B
6215 8 Avenue BK5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 1982-09-13 (lender: Yuen, Sam C.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-09-13Mortgage $50,000 — from WAI KEE ENTERPRISE,INC to YUEN, SAM C. $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171143449
2018101297137
20190259566
20206927244
2021111548781
20222277687
20232614325
202400448
20250017320
20260220123
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 1,428Ownership & money 7Health & systems 62

Every one of the 1,605 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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