251 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 30 DOB permits, 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 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-24. |
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.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$62,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | LILY & SAM CORP |
| Head officer | lily FONG |
| Managing agent | Lily FONG |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,899,200 | $2,654,640 |
| 2026 | $6,624,000 | $2,980,800 |
| 2027 | $5,299,000 | $2,384,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chai Spot | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Grand St — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bowery — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Grand St — M103 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand St & Elizabeth St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto 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.
156 Mott 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 |
27 311 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: $2,247,461 on 2015-11-19 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | Agreement $3,560,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to LILY & SAM INC. | $3,560,000 | |
| 2015-11-19 | Agreement $4,960,000 — from LILY & SAM INC. to INVESTORS BANK | $4,960,000 | |
| 2015-11-19 | Mortgage $2,247,462 — from LILY & SAM INC. to INVESTORS BANK | $2,247,462 | |
| 2015-11-19 | AL&R $4,960,000 — from LILY & SAM INC. to INVESTORS BANK | $4,960,000 | |
| 2010-11-15 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from LILY & SAM INC. to CATHAY BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2010-11-15 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from LILY & SAM INC. to CATHAY BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2008-07-15 | AL&R $3,450,000 — from LILY & SAM INC to CATHAY BANK | $3,450,000 | |
| 2008-07-15 | Mortgage $3,450,000 — from LILY & SAM INC to CATHAY BANK | $3,450,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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