345 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 HPD housing violations, 53 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.5. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 104 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (8) · Noise (2) · Building/Use (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | KIN SING REALTY INC |
| Head officer | FAI LEE |
| Managing agent | KIN SING REALTY INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,533,000 | $1,139,850 |
| 2026 | $2,546,000 | $1,145,700 |
| 2027 | $2,286,000 | $1,028,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Spring Boy Chinese Restaurant | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2017 (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.
| Subway | Grand St — B D · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Orchard St & Grand St · 350 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.
81 Allen Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,200,000 on 2017-11-14 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-14 | Mortgage $2,200,000 — from KIN SING REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2017-11-14 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from KIN SING REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2004-08-25 | M&CON $721,000 — from KING SING REALTY INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $721,000 | |
| 2004-08-25 | AL&R $721,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVING AND LOAN ASSOCIAT to KIN SING REALTY INC | $721,000 | |
| 1999-08-16 | Mortgage $90,000 — from KIN SING REALTY, INC. to GREAT EASTERN BANK | $90,000 | |
| 1999-08-16 | Mortgage $111,482 — from KIN SING REALTY, INC. to GREAT EASTERN BANK | $111,482 | |
| 1988-10-25 | Mortgage $50,000 — from KIN SING REALTY INC to TOM, CHUNG KANG | $50,000 | |
| 1988-05-24 | Mortgage $150,000 — from KIN SING REALTY INC to CAPITAL INVESTORS ETAL | $150,000 | |
| 1988-01-12 | Mortgage $450,000 — from KIN SING REALTY INC to GREAT EASTERN BANK | $450,000 | |
| 1987-06-02 | Mortgage $100,000 — from TAI FAT PROPERTIES INC to 81 ALLEN ST RLTY CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1985-11-26 | Mortgage $175,000 — from 81 ALLEN ST RLTY CORP to GLOBAL UNION BANK | $175,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Every one of the 345 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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