401 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 52 DOB complaints, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 84.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-24. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · Elevator (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$56,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 212 OPERATING LLC |
| Head officer | KATHERINE CHOU |
| Managing agent | ROBERT CHOU |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,188,800 | $2,334,960 |
| 2026 | $6,227,000 | $2,802,150 |
| 2027 | $7,472,000 | $3,362,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madame Vo's | Southeast Asian | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 1 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Astor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 9 St / 1 Av — M8 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 10 St & 2 Ave · 200 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.
212 East 10 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 |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 1999-08-25 (lender: Country 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-10 | Deed $2,100,000 — from 212 E.10TH REALTY CORP. to CHOU, KATHERINE | $2,100,000 | |
| 1999-08-25 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 212 E. 10TH REALTY CORP. to COUNTRY BANK | $350,000 | |
| 1994-07-29 | Mortgage $25,000 — from 212 E. 10TH REALTY CORP to COUNTRY BANK | $25,000 | |
| 1994-07-29 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 212 E. 10TH REALTY CORP to COUNTRY BANK | $250,000 | |
| 1990-03-07 | Mortgage $300,000 — from D.F.K. REALTY CORP to CITIBANK N.A. | $300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2018 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
Every one of the 401 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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