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5 Mott Street · Manhattan · BBL 1001640053 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$152,810 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,638,000 $737,100
2026$1,691,000 $760,950
2027$1,699,000 $764,550

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Buddha BodaiVegetarianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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 5 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

SubwayBrooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Worth St / Mott St — M22 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeSt James Pl & Oliver St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Yung Wing
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

5 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

6 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017123410
201800639
201900134
202000123
202100426
2022443415
202300145
2024604414
202500257
202600044
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: BUDDHA BODAI — grade A
2026-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-11Boiler inspection
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: BUDDHA BODAI — grade A
2026-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-11Boiler inspection
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025-05-28311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025-03-13Boiler inspection
2025-03-06Restaurant inspection: BUDDHA BODAI — grade A · mice evidence
2025-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-15Restaurant inspection: BUDDHA BODAI · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-17Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-12-17Job filed: REPLACE (4) NEW GAS METER BARS. REPLACE NEW GAS RISERS FROM NEW METER BARS TO EXISTING BOILER, HOT WATER HEATER, AND RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT. $7,500
2024-12-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-11-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2024-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-20311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-05-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-05-09Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-04-08Boiler inspection
2024-02-24311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-02-24311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-02-07Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATION: 35665855J; REMOVE ONE ILLEGAL SHOWER ON BASEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$5,000
2024-02-07Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATION: 35665855J; REMOVE ILLEGAL PARTITIONS WALL AND RESTORE BACK TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCC$5,000
2024-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-09Restaurant inspection: BUDDHA BODAI — grade A
2023-10-05Boiler inspection
2023-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DIST UNLICENSE PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT,A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR12-10 OPERATING IN A C6-1 @CELLAR
2022-11-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O92190 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:@CELLAR LEVEL@FRONT SIDE EXP1 HAS BEEN CONVERTED/OCCUPIED A
2022-11-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT:WORK NOTED@CELLAR LEVEL@FRONT SIDE OF EXP1 FULL HT PARTITION WALL TO SUBDIVIDE CELLAR INTO 5RMS INSTALLED WATER&WA$1,250
2022-10-10Boiler inspection
2022-10-06Job filed: REPLACE (4) NEW GAS METER BARS. REPLACE NEW GAS RISERS FROM NEW METER BARS TO EXISTING BOILER, HOT WATER HEATER, AND RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT. $7,500
2022-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-12Job filed: REPLACE (4) NEW GAS METER BARS. REPLACE NEW GAS RISERS FROM NEW METER BARS TO EXISTING BOILER, HOT WATER HEATER, AND RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT. $7,500
2022-08-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-08-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-08-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2022-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2022-08-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-07Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-03Job filed: REPLACE (4) NEW GAS METER BARS. REPLACE NEW GAS RISERS FROM NEW METER BARS TO EXISTING BOILER, HOT WATER HEATER, AND RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT. $7,500
2021
2021-09-19311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-07311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021-05-05Boiler inspection
2021-03-07311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2020
2020-06-12Boiler inspection
2020-03-28311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2020-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-10-11Boiler inspection
2019-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-22311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2019-02-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-19Boiler inspection
2018-10-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-20311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-06-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-04-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-03-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2018-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017
2017-11-20Boiler inspection
2017-11-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-25DOB violation C: ON MOTT ST FACING EAST SIGN,"BUDDHA BODAI ONE KOSHR VEGETARIAN REST", IN FRONT OF BLSG SIGN,"HOWANDA", ONE SIGN EAST FACING<"OPEN
2017-09-06Permit SG — ISSUED
2017-08-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2017-08-23DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-07311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2017-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-05-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-17Job filed: DIRECTIVE 2 APPLICATION FOR INTERIOR WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE(TEA HOUSE) IN THE BASEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE NEW POWDER ROOMS, INSTALL HEAT PU$112,810
2016-02-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-02-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-01-29Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2016-01-29Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2016-01-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35037576H ISSUED ON 7/17/15 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1,28-204.$800
2016-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-12-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATIONS, SCOPE TO INCLUDE: 1) REMOVAL OF PARTITIONS, SLEEPING LOFT, KITCHEN &amp; BATHROOM IN THE 3RD FLOOR FRONT $26,875
2015-10-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO#35037516H ON 7/17/15 (WORK W/O PERMIT). RMDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER.$6,000
2015-10-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO #35129482R ON 8/27/15.(WORK W/O PERMIT). RMDY: COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.$6,000
2015-10-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35037515X ISSUED ON 7/17/15 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1,28-204.$800
2015-10-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-10-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-08-28Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATIONS #35037516H &amp; #350375515X. OBTAIN PERMIT FOR CERTAIN FIXTURES, REMOVE ILLEGAL PARTITIONS PER PLANS, CHA$11,600
2015-08-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT: NOTED AT APT #3A A SLEEPING LOFT APPRX 10'X12' AND APPRX 7'HIGH, CONSTRUCTED OF 2'X4' FRAMING AND PLYWOOD HAS B$800
2015-08-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV#35037515X ISSUED ON 7/17/15 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURS$800
2015-08-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO COFO #92190:NOTE 3RD FLR LEGAL: 1 1/2 CLASS A APTS/D.V. APT (CLASS A) #3A NON HAS 2 SRO WITH KEY LOCKING D$1,200
2015-08-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV#35037516H ISSUED ON 7/17/15 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PU$800
2015-07-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-07-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2015-07-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT 3RD STY APT 3A,FRONT OF BLDG INSTALLATIONOF ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOX,NEW WIRING,& CONDUITS. ALSO ERECTE$1,600
2015-07-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT C OF O. NOTED: DOB'S C OF O #92190 DATED 5/17/88 INDICATES BASEMENT TO BE USE AS RESTAURANT NOW CONVERT$2,400
2015-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2015-07-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-05-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-05-26311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-04-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-21Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-03-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012
2012-11-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-11-16311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2012-08-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-05-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012-03-26311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-01-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010
2010-05-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-07Job filed: RELOCATE EXHAUST FOR EXISTING KITCHEN HOOD, SEAL EXISITING OPENING AND MAKE NEW AS REQUIRED AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN BULK, USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPAN$5,000
2004
2004-07-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-06-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-06-18Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY STOREFRONT AWNING READING- BUDDHA BODAI NATURE KOSHER VEGETABLE RESTAURANT (CHINESE LETTERS) $2,000
2004-06-18Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY STOREFRONT AWNING READING- BUDDHA BODAI NATURE KOSHER VEGETABLE RESTAURANT (CHINESE LETTERS) $2,000
2004-06-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-09Job filed: Minor renovation including install partition wall, new storefront and fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occu$12,000
2004-06-09Job filed: Minor renovation including install partition wall, new storefront and fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occu$12,000
2004-06-09Job filed: Minor renovation including install partition wall, new storefront and fire suppression system under the kitchen hood. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occu$12,000
2002
2002-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-01-03Job filed: REMOVE FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENTS, HOOD AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM (1 OF THE 2 HOODS APPROVED UNDER #102225227) IN FRONT PORTION OF THE EXISTING E$3,000
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-05-25Permit SG — ISSUED
1998
1998-12-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-10-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-12-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-12-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-06-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1978
1978-01-31Deed — from FINE MOTT STREET CORP to ENG SUEY SUN FAMILYRLTY

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