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163 Allen Street

209Records
14City systems
7Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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209 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)163 ALLEN ST CORP
BBL1004160024
BIN1005511

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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 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-09-25.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Lost Property (2) · Encampment (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

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)163 ALLEN ST CORP
Head officerWAI C CHIANG
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$5,973,600 $2,688,120
2026$6,906,000 $3,107,700
2027$7,080,000 $3,186,000

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MS. YooKoreanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway2 Av — F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Stanton St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

163 Allen 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

10 311 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.

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: $12,657 on 2020-02-12 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-25AL&R $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $110,000
2020-02-12Agreement $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $110,000
2020-02-12Mortgage $12,658 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $12,658
2012-12-19AL&R $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $157,609
2012-12-19Agreement $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $157,609
1997-08-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK $350,000
1988-12-30Mortgage $270,000 — from 163 ALLEN ST CORP to SING WORLD DVLPMNT INC $270,000
1983-01-24Mortgage $23,000 — from SING WORLD DEVLPMT,INC. to M.G.M. MGMT CORP. $23,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201805038
20190210324
2020574218
202122026
20220100515
2023060511
202404037
2025070310
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 30Health & systems 38

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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