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227 Mott Street

498Records
16City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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498 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 33 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VELDA LEE
BBL1004940026
BIN1007497

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$34,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (18)
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)VELDA LEE
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,514,000 $681,300
2026$1,623,000 $730,350
2027$1,513,000 $680,850

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
EnlyCoffee/TeaA—

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).

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.

Getting around

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prince St — R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMott St & Prince St · 300 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

227 Mott 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

17 311 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: $1,262,906 on 2007-05-04 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-05-04Mortgage $1,262,907 — from LEE, VELDA to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,262,907
2007-05-04Agreement $1,500,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to LEE, VELDA $1,500,000
2007-05-04AL&R $1,500,000 — from LEE, VELDA to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,500,000
2002-01-31Mortgage $400,000 — from KY-LY GROUP, INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $400,000
1996-05-21Mortgage $50,000 — from KY-LY GROUP, INC. to CHAN, KWAN YING CHOW; CHAN, CHI PING $50,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
49
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170811221
20180248335
201900437
202000617
20210012315
20220033235
20230343349
20244012319
20252176328
202612238
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 308Ownership & money 32Health & systems 32

Every one of the 498 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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