A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% 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
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-02.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 24).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Graffiti (3) · New Tree Request (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
26 HENRY NY LLC
Head officer
BRANDON FRIEDMAN
Managing agent
BUILDING EQUITY MGMT LLC
Last registered
2026-07-29
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
$1,753,000
$788,850
2026
$1,884,000
$847,800
2027
$2,068,000
$930,600
The city's market estimate has risen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
East Broadway — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Catherine St — M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Catherine St & Monroe St · 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.
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $140,000 on
1984-05-04 (lender: Chin, Kam Yau and Chin, Shee Sum). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-05-31
Deed $1,720,000 — from GOLDEN PALACE TRADING CO., INC. to 26 HENRY NY LLC
$1,720,000
2024-05-30
Sold for $1,720,000
$1,720,000
$86,000
1984-05-04
Mortgage $140,000 — from GOLDEN PALACE TRADNGETC to CHIN, KAM YAU; CHIN, SHEE SUM
$140,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
35
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
11
0
5
17
2018
1
5
0
4
10
2019
0
2
0
5
7
2020
0
1
0
2
3
2021
0
2
0
2
4
2022
2
2
0
3
7
2023
4
4
0
4
12
2024
0
29
3
3
35
2025
0
10
0
3
13
2026
0
7
0
3
10
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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
2025-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-16Boiler inspection
2024-11-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-25HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2024-11-25HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1
2024-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NO
2024-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING TIE WIRE AT DOOR KNOB AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st S
2024-11-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION TOOLS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2024-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSE ELECTRICAL WIRES AT SOUTH WALL AT
2024-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CARDBOARD AND GARBAGE
2024-10-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-08-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-05-31Deed $1,720,000 — from GOLDEN PALACE TRADING CO., INC. to 26 HENRY NY LLC$1,720,000
2024-05-30Placed on Speculation Watch List — bought by 26 HENRY NY LLC$1,720,000
2024-05-30Sold for $1,720,000$1,720,000
2024-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED ROOF LEVEL CORNICE INSTATE OF DISREPAIRCONDITION WITH MINOR CRACK & HOLE ON TOP CORNER OF EXPO # 01
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2023-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-08-21Boiler inspection
2023-07-12311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2023-07-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2023-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-11ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING CODE COMPLIANT. NOTED: AT THE LEFT SIDE CELLAR STAIRS, THERE IS DEFECTIVE BROWNSTONE COATING WITH SMA
2019-02-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-11-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-01311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-10-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-18Boiler inspection
2018-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-21Boiler inspection
2017-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-10-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-05-27311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-05-18311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-05-18311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-01-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-02HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2015-10-01HPD 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
2015-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-06-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-05-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-04-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-05-30311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2013-05-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-05-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-04-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010
2010-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-03-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ORDER OF COMMISSIONER. RESPONDENT FAILED TO CORRECT CONDITIONS IN # 34808495-Y @ 2ND FL APT # 5 ERECTED PARTIT$2,400
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-10-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT 2ND FLR APT #5 HAVING ERECTED PARTITIONS & A MEZZANINE OR FLR ABOVE CREATING 2 BEDROOMS IN FRONT OF A$1,600
2009-10-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FROM 1 OR 2 FAMILIES TO 4 OR MORE FAMILIES NOTED: AT 2ND FLR APT #5 PARTITIONS SPLIT$1,200
2009-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-09-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-09-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-08-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-08-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITH-OUT PERMIT NOTED;SHED ERECTED AT FRONT APPROX 25'IN LENGTH.REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT WITH DEPT OF BUILDING$250
2003-08-22DOB violation C:
2003-06-05ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. NOTED: SPALLED STONE WORK WITH SECTIONS DISLODGED & IN DANGER OF FURTHER DISLODGMENT F$800
1999
1999-04-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-06-04DOB complaint, category ?
1984
1984-05-04Mortgage satisfied — from CHIN, SHEE SUM & ANO to CHIN, KAM LUEN
1984-05-04Deed — from CHIN, SHEE SUM; CHIN, KAM YAU to GOLDEN PALACE TRADNGETC
1984-05-04Mortgage $140,000 — from GOLDEN PALACE TRADNGETC to CHIN, KAM YAU; CHIN, SHEE SUM$140,000
1981
1981-07-10Deed — from CHIN, KAM LUEN to CHIN, KAM YAU; CHIN, SHEE SUM
1981-07-10Mortgage — from CHIN, KAM YAU; CHIN, SHEE SUM to CHIN, KAM LUEN
1980
1980-01-23Deed — from CHIN, NG KING SHAW; CHIN, HONG YICK; CHIN, KAM LUEN to CHIN, KAM LUEN
1969
1969-01-09Deed — from YOK YEE LAI; YOU FUN to CHIN NG KING SHAW; CHIN HONG YICK; CHIN KAM LUEN