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222 Lafayette Street

399Records
16City systems
2Open violations
5.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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399 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 44 DOB complaints, 37 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHIU, BIG YUK
BBL1004820025
BIN1007218

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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 72% 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 5.2. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Encampment (2) · Missed Collection (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$143,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)BIGYUK CHIU; HINGPING LAM
Managing agentWENWO LAM
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,424,000 $1,540,800
2026$3,482,000 $1,566,900
2027$3,664,000 $1,648,800

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crispy HeavenAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prince St — R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCleveland Pl & Spring St · 100 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

222 Lafayette 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

19 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2009-01-06 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-03Agreement $1,966,246 — from PING LAM, HING; YUK CHIU, BIG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $1,966,246
2009-01-06AL&R $2,500,000 — from CHIU, BIG YUK; LAM, HING PING to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $2,500,000
2009-01-06Mortgage $2,500,000 — from LAM, HING PING; CHIU, BIG YUK to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $2,500,000
1988-06-20Mortgage $120,000 — from CHIU, BIG YUK; LAM, HING PING to ABACUS FEDERAL SVGSBK $120,000
1986-12-22Mortgage $258,000 — from LAM, HING PING; CHIU, BIG YUK to YEE, FRED; CHIN, NOI Y.; LEONG, BACH $258,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
35
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017106029
201800190322
201900160319
202003310135
202100310233
20220540211
202303170222
20246060214
20254370519
202610112216
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 17Health & systems 29

Every one of the 399 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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