1,172 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 490 HPD housing violations, 276 311 service requests, 221 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 211.5. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 142 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1988-07-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · ELECTRIC (6) · Graffiti (5) · Abandoned Bike (4).
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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| 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) | MHK Properties LLC |
| Head officer | Michael Chang |
| Managing agent | Lisa Management Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-12-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,352,000 | $608,400 |
| 2026 | $1,401,000 | $630,450 |
| 2027 | $1,552,000 | $698,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Bowery — J Z · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand St — B D · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Kenmare St — M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Forsyth St & Broome 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.
135 Chrystie 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.
Managed by LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 1986-05-13 (lender: Tral Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-05-13 | Mortgage $490,000 — from CHANG, MAO-CHING; CHANG, HUA-CHEN; CHANG, KUO-CHIANG; MHK REALTY CO. D/B/A to TRAL CORPORATION | $490,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 36 |
| 2022 | 2 | 194 | 3 | 199 |
| 2023 | 9 | 395 | 8 | 412 |
| 2024 | 14 | 166 | 10 | 190 |
| 2025 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 81 |
| 2026 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 61 |
Every one of the 1,172 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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