A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 15. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1984-03-20.
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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Food Poisoning (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$71,600 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1915)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
LUCKY PELL REALTY INC
Head officer
SAN;YAN WONG
Managing agent
SAN;YAN WONG
Last registered
2025-09-03
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,221,600
$549,720
2026
$1,466,000
$659,700
2027
$1,759,000
$791,550
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) 1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (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
Subway
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Division St & Bowery · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
11 311 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: $66,514 on
1986-09-08 (lender: Chinatown Fed Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1986-09-08
Mortgage $66,514 — from LUCKY PELL REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FED SAVINGS BK
$66,514
1985-03-06
Mortgage $60,000 — from LUCKY PELL REALTY INC. to CHINATOWN FDL SVGS BK
$60,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
13
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
1
0
1
7
2018
2
1
0
2
5
2019
2
0
0
2
4
2020
1
4
4
2
11
2021
1
0
6
6
13
2022
0
0
3
2
5
2023
3
2
3
5
13
2024
0
0
2
2
4
2025
0
0
5
3
8
2026
0
0
7
2
9
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-08-18311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-12-19Restaurant inspection: MEI LAI WAH WONTON NOODLE — grade A
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-11-03Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-10-09Job filed: FILE GC & MS WORK TO INSTALL NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,800
2023-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-27Restaurant inspection: MEI LAI WAH WONTON NOODLE — grade A
2023-06-12Restaurant inspection: MEI LAI WAH WONTON NOODLE
2023-04-09311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-08FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-14311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021-05-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-04-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-02-23Job filed: JOB FILED TO REPLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL ONE HAND SINK. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$4,500
2020-11-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:AT 2ND FLOOR ERECTED PARTITION WALLS TO CREATE 6 MASSAGE ROOMS AND BARBER SHOP;INSTALLED WATER AN$1,250
2020-10-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT 2ND FLOOR HAS BEEN OCCUPIED AS ADULT PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENTAND PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT-MASSAGE PARLOR "HEALTH TR$625
2020-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE COFO#81836.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCYNOTED:AT 2ND FLOOR HAS BEEN CONVERTED/OCCUPIED AS ADULT PHYS$2,500
2020-06-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-01-08311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2020-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-23Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2019-12-17Job filed: JOB FILED TO REPLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL ONE HAND SINK. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$4,500
2019-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-01Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2017
2017-12-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-11-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT AT 1ST FLOOR. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$55,800
2017-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW WALK IN FREEZER AND TO RESTORE EXISTING CELLAR TO ORIGINAL USE AS STORAGE. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2014-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013
2013-11-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-10-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-05-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PARTITION WORKS, REMOVE HOT WATER HEATERS AND WASHING MACHINE FROM 2ND TO 5TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$22,800
2013-05-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PARTITION WORKS, REMOVE HOT WATER HEATERS AND WASHING MACHINE FROM 2ND TO 5TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$22,800
2013-05-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: MISC. VIOLS. FGC E.1,27-901, 27-905,P115.6(3). GAS METERS & GAS PIPINGINSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION.OBSERVED GAS METERS AND GA$1,600
2013-05-01FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2013-04-30FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2013-04-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS. DEFECT NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION C/O #81836 STATES 1ST & 2N$2,400
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDED UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. DEFECTS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION HALLWAY AND STAIRS AT 5TH FLR ARE OBSTRUC
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION GAS LINES AND PLUMBING INSTALLED FOR HOT WATER HEATERS INSTALLED AT 3RD AND 4$800
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. DEFECTS NOTED: ATTIME OF INSPECTION AT 3RD AND 4TH FLRS. HOT WATER HEATERS AR$1,000
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C/C W/THE DOB. DEFECT NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO C/C FILED FOR ECB NOV$800
2013-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. DEFECTS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION HALLWAY AND STAIRS AT 5TH FLR ARE OBSTRUCTED$1,200
2013-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-21311: Miscellaneous Categories — FDNY Referral - Pilot
2010-04-28Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2010-04-28Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2010-03-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-10Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON 1ST. FLOOR & CELLAR WITH REPAIRING PARTITIONS, DOORS, STAIRS AND MIONR PLUMBING$46,400
2010-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2008
2008-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-09Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2006
2006-03-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO BLDG DEPT. RECORDS- CELLAR/BASEMENT AREA USED AS BAR- RESTAURANT CONTRARY TO BLDG DEPT. RECORDS. REMEDY: DIS$400
2004
2004-12-14Job filed: REPLACE FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING KITCHEN ON 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,000
2004-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-08Job filed: Propose erect new bathroom, repair storefront, and new flooring @ existing restaurant. No change in use, egress, and occupancy.$11,000
1999
1999-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from LUCKY PELL REALTY, INC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1997
1997-07-01DOB violation LL1080:
1997-07-01DOB violation LL1080:
1994
1994-02-21HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM METAL FLAP DOORS PADLOCKED AT BUILDING FRONT.
1994-02-21HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
1993
1993-02-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING FRONT ROOM 5 STY APT 5 , SEC
1993-02-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL KITCHEN 5 STY APT 5 , SEC
1991
1991-01-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1986
1986-09-08Agreement — from CHINATOWN FEDERL SVGS BK to LUCKY PELL REALTY INC
1986-09-08Mortgage $66,514 — from LUCKY PELL REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FED SAVINGS BK$66,514
1986-09-05Mortgage satisfied — from LUCKY PELL RLTY INC to 23 PELL STREET INC
1985
1985-04-11CERT — from LOU, GOON TRST.
1985-03-06Mortgage $60,000 — from LUCKY PELL REALTY INC. to CHINATOWN FDL SVGS BK$60,000
1984
1984-03-20HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1984-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES REAR STACK ALL STYS.
1984-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR.
1984-03-20HPD class A: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE 2 STY REAR EXTENSION
1984-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS 2 TO 3 STY INTERMEDIATE LANDING PUBL
1979
1979-06-22Mortgage assigned — from 23 PELL STREET INC to LOU, GOON
1978
1978-10-04Mortgage — from LUCKY PELL REALTY INC to 23 PELL STREET INC
1978-10-04Deed — from 23 PELL STREET INC to LUCKY PELL REALTY INC
1972
1972-02-02EASE — from TONG, ENG YEN to 23 PELL ST INC