The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.5. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
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
Open HPD violations
18 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1999-01-15.
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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$577,320 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
No
421-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)
FEE MEN LEE, HO KEW LEE
Head officer
HO KEW LEE
Managing agent
EDWARD LEE
Last registered
2020-08-13
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
$1,562,000
$702,900
2026
$1,582,000
$711,900
2027
$1,538,000
$692,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 1 Food Establishment complaint 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).
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
Subway
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Grand St — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Bayard St — M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Division St & Bowery · 550 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.
9 311 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: $288,700 on
1991-02-14 (lender: City New York Dept Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1991-02-14
Mortgage $519,500 — from LEE, FEE MEN; LEE, HO KEW to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$519,500
1991-02-14
Mortgage $288,700 — from LEE, HO KEW; LEE, FEE MEN to CITY NEW YORK DEPT HPD
$288,700
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
26
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
1
3
2018
0
0
10
6
16
2019
4
0
1
12
17
2020
8
0
2
1
11
2021
0
2
2
2
6
2022
0
0
4
7
11
2023
0
0
12
14
26
2024
0
0
5
5
10
2025
2
0
5
3
10
2026
1
0
3
4
8
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Restaurant inspection: JOY'S CAFE — grade N · mice evidence
2026-05-18
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-29
Restaurant inspection: JOY'S CAFE · mice evidence
2026-04-29
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
Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION 1ST FLOOR OF EXISTING 5 STORY BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN. CEILING, FLOORING, AND PAINTING THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE IN EG
2025-11-24
Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-11-19
Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION 1ST FLOOR OF EXISTING 5 STORY BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN. CEILING, FLOORING, AND PAINTING THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE IN EG
2025-11-17
HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-25Restaurant inspection: JOY'S CAFE — grade N · mice evidence
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
2026-02-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION 1ST FLOOR OF EXISTING 5 STORY BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN. CEILING, FLOORING, AND PAINTING THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE IN EG$60,780
2025
2025-11-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-11-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION 1ST FLOOR OF EXISTING 5 STORY BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN. CEILING, FLOORING, AND PAINTING THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE IN EG$60,780
2025-11-17HPD 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
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
2025-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-22HPD 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
2024-11-21311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-10-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-06-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
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
2024-01-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-01-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-11-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-11-18311: Homeless Person Assistance
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
2023-10-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-10-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-09-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2023-08-21311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-15311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-03311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-06-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-06-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-04-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2023-01-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022
2022-12-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-11-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-02-15HPD 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
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
2021-03-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR NEW PLUMBING WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. IN-CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$74,000
2020-11-06Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-10-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020-09-08Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2020-09-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER PLAN. IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005.$11,000
2020-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-02-10Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR NEW PLUMBING WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. IN-CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$74,000
2020-01-10Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR NEW MECHANICAL WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. IN-CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$63,000
2020-01-07Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR NEW PLUMBING WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. IN-CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$74,000
2019
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-11-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-11-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-10-24Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2019-10-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2019-10-21Job filed: APPLICATION FILE FOR NEW PLUMBING WORK FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. IN-CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#123815005. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$74,000
2019-10-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-09-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER THE PLANS. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$85,760
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-11-02Deed — from LEE, FEE MEN; LEE, MIU HOI; CHONG-LEE, CHARLOTTE; LEE, HO KEW to 1-3 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC
2012-07-30Deed — from LEE, FEE MEN; LEE, HO KEW to LEE, FEE MEN; LEE, HO KEW; CHONG-LEE, CHARLOTTE; LEE, MIU HOI
2012-06-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING AT V
2012-06-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STO
2012-06-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF
2012-06-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED WIRE SCREEN ABOVE SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD, ROOF
2012-06-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FRAME AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY
2012-06-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
2012-06-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2011-08-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-06311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-17DOB violation E:
2010-01-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT. REPLACE EXISTING WALL, FLOOR AND CEILING AT CELLAR AND BASEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$58,800
2008-09-26DOB violation C:
2008-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-06-03Mortgage assigned — from BAYVIEW FINANCIAL TRADING GROUP,L.P.; BAYVIEW FINANCIAL MGT.CORP ITS GENERAL P; SECRETARY to WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE (BAYVIEW)
2004
2004-08-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-08-13Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AT CELLAR FLOOR ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2004-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-09Job filed: ADD ONE FLAT TOP GRILL, ONE TWO BURNERS STOVE, ONE WOK AND A BBQ GRILL AT AN EXISTING KITCHEN (FILED UNDER #103633329) IN CELLAR, INSTALL A NEW HODD. $10,000
2004-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-12Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPRRESSION SYSTEM WITH EXISTING GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE, DUCT WORK AND RANGE HOOD CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION 103633329. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$6,000
2004-01-12Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPRRESSION SYSTEM WITH EXISTING GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE, DUCT WORK AND RANGE HOOD CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION 103633329. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$6,000
2004-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-04Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING RANGE HOODS, REPLACE SHEETROCK & FINISH PAINTING FOR EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING PLACE. FIRE SUPPRESSION WILL FILE SEPARATELY. NO$16,000
2003-10-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-01-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3 STY NORTHWEST APT 13 KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 13
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
1992-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-10-11Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
1991-10-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-02-14Mortgage $519,500 — from LEE, FEE MEN; LEE, HO KEW to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA$519,500
1991-02-14Mortgage $288,700 — from LEE, HO KEW; LEE, FEE MEN to CITY NEW YORK DEPT HPD$288,700
1991-02-14Agreement — from LEE, HO KEW; LEE, FEE MEN to CITY NEW YORK DEPT HPD
1989
1989-10-30DOB violation C:
1989-10-30DOB complaint, category ?
1989-10-30DOB violation C:
1989-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
1989-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
1989-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
1980
1980-08-27Deed — from LEE, YEW; LEE, HENG HAWK to LEE, HO KEW; LEE, FEE MEN