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2257 1 Avenue

1,054Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,054 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 927 311 service requests, 25 rodent inspections, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC
BBL1016870030
BIN1052915

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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 100% 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. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Fireworks (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$179,848 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC
Head officerHONGKAI Lin
Managing agentHONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-06-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$813,600 $366,120
2026$868,000 $390,600
2027$915,000 $411,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—
Good Taste 360 INCChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Food Temperature), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 1 Av — M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 116 St & 1 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 155 William Paca. 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

2257 1 Avenue

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

14 311 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: $1,450,000 on 2021-08-18 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-18AL&R $1,450,000 — from HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,450,000
2021-08-18Mortgage $1,450,000 — from HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,450,000
2010-03-31Deed $1,500,000 — from BOOMER REALTY CORP. to HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC $1,500,000
2010-03-31Mortgage $700,000 — from HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC to BOOMER REALTY CORP. $700,000
2010-03-31AL&R $700,000 — from HONG KAI LIN REALTY LLC to BOOMER REALTY CORP. $700,000
2003-03-25Mortgage $175,000 — from BOOMER REALTY CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $175,000
2003-03-25AL&R $175,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to BOOMER REALTY CORP. $175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700840185
20180013004134
201900190423
2020008019
20210074213
202200150217
202300100313
20249230519
2025004037
20260080614
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 949Ownership & money 15Health & systems 38

Every one of the 1,054 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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