254 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 HPD housing violations, 49 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 50 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1983-05-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Graffiti (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$10,000 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 (12) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | HONGFORD REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | ALAN LO |
| Managing agent | NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,640,000 | $738,000 |
| 2026 | $1,579,000 | $710,550 |
| 2027 | $1,580,000 | $711,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
| Subway | Spring St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bowery — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Mott St & Prince St · 400 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.
217 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 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.
Managed by NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. — 34 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 Madison Street | MN | 80 | A |
| 25 Market Street | MN | 74 | A |
| 158 Hester Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 46 Henry Street | MN | 32 | A |
| 17 Catherine Street | MN | 32 | C |
| 420 42 Street | BK | 31 | A |
| 165 Henry Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 121 East Broadway | MN | 30 | A |
| 249 East 50th Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 48 Market Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 136 East Broadway | MN | 23 | A |
| 375 Broome Street | MN | 22 | D |
| 135-10 35 Avenue | QN | 20 | A |
| 87 Elizabeth Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 107 Hester Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 41 Spring Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 33 Catherine Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 38 East Broadway | MN | 16 | A |
| 31 Orchard Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 33 Orchard Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 217 Mott Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 18 Eldridge Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 181 Hester Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 118 Madison Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 143 Mott Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 100 Mott Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 238 Elizabeth Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 127 East Broadway | MN | 8 | B |
| 259 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 136 Division Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 41 Market Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 61 East Broadway | MN | 6 | A |
| 24 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 150-01 Northern Boulevard | QN | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $232,000 on 1997-03-25 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-25 | Mortgage $232,000 — from HONGFORD REALTY CORP. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $232,000 | |
| 1997-03-25 | Mortgage $306,000 — from HONGFORD REALTY CORP. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $306,000 | |
| 1997-03-25 | Mortgage $269,818 — from HONGFORD REALTY CORP. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $269,818 | |
| 1990-10-02 | Mortgage $60,000 — from HONGFORD REALTY CORP to HANG SENG BANK LIMITED | $60,000 | |
| 1989-02-08 | Mortgage $420,000 — from HONGFORD RLTY CORP to HANG SENG BK LTD | $420,000 | |
| 1986-03-06 | Mortgage $119,710 — from CORNELIA ASSOCIATES to B.W. MOTT REALTY CORP | $119,710 | |
| 1985-05-13 | Mortgage $80,268 — from B.W.MOTT RLTY CORP to 217 MOTT ST RLTY CORP | $80,268 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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