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208 Grand Street

247Records
18City systems
4Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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247 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 HPD complaints, 48 311 service requests, 21 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHAN, WING HING
BBL1004700031
BIN1006937

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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 90% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-22.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Building/Use (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$224,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)WAI CHAN FAMILY REV LIVING TRUST
Head officerWINGHING CHAN
Managing agentREMID Management Inc
Last registered2025-09-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,169,000 $1,426,050
2026$2,918,000 $1,313,100
2027$2,945,000 $1,325,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jooy Tea ShoppeOtherA—

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: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayGrand St — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Grand St — M103 · 500 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Elizabeth St · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

208 Grand 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

6 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2007-01-25 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-25Mortgage $700,000 — from CHAN, WING HING; TRUSTEE OF WAI CHAN FAMILY REVOCABLE LIV to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201752220231
2018023027
20196310212
202000140115
2021003115
2022023038
20230540312
2024301037
20255640318
2026014038
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 126Ownership & money 11Health & systems 33

Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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