The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. 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
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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Noise (2) · Illegal Posting (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$400,830 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (11 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 (18)
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)
MDI REALTY INC
Head officer
DAVID MAK
Managing agent
MDI REALTY INC
Last registered
2025-11-28
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
$2,568,000
$1,155,600
2026
$2,745,000
$1,235,250
2027
$2,851,000
$1,282,950
The city's market estimate has risen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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
Subway
East Broadway — F · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Broadway — M9 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Canal St & Rutgers St · 250 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: $510,870 on
2020-02-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-02-14
Agreement $3,425,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA to MDI REALTY INC
$3,425,000
2020-02-14
Mortgage $510,871 — from MDI REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
$510,871
2015-11-19
Mortgage $3,200,000 — from MDI REALTY INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$3,200,000
1995-10-16
Mortgage $200,000 — from MDI REALTY INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$200,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
24
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
7
0
1
0
1
9
2018
3
0
11
0
4
18
2019
0
0
6
0
4
10
2020
0
0
1
2
3
6
2021
0
0
6
0
3
9
2022
0
1
7
0
4
12
2023
3
0
5
0
4
12
2024
0
3
3
0
4
10
2025
8
3
8
0
5
24
2026
0
0
4
0
3
7
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Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AT THE EXISTING STORE. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.
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
2026-08-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-08-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-25311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2026-06-13311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2026-02-20Restaurant inspection: HAWA LES — grade A
2026-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-06Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AT THE EXISTING STORE. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$109,915
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
2025-07-21Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-07-14Job filed: Minor renovation of existing apartment 3D on 3rd floor. No change in use occupancy or egress.$30,000
2025-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-10Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2025-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-03Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-06-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-19Job filed: PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE @ GROUND FLOOR. THE FENCE EXTENDS NO MORE THAN 3 FEET BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE. THIS JOB WILL BE FILED IN CONJUN$1,000
2025-05-19Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AT THE EXISTING STORE. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$109,915
2025-04-11311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2025-03-15311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
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
2023-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2022-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-10-24Boiler inspection
2022-10-24Boiler inspection
2022-08-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-02-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2022-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-02311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2021
2021-11-29Boiler inspection
2021-11-29Boiler inspection
2021-09-03311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2021-08-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2020
2020-06-17Boiler inspection
2020-06-17Boiler inspection
2020-02-14Agreement $3,425,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA to MDI REALTY INC$3,425,000
2020-02-14Mortgage $510,871 — from MDI REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$510,871
2019-12-19311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2019-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-09-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-01Boiler inspection
2019-08-01Boiler inspection
2019-06-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-06-03311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2019-05-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-14311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018-06-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-09Job filed: MINOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT 5A ON 5TH FLOOR; NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$20,000
2018-05-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2018-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2013
2013-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36-RO SMITH COIL WT HOT WATER SUPPLY BOILER 525 16/42 GAS-FIRED "H"STAMPED BOILER BUILT 2004.36-REFERENCED BOILER IN ACTIVE SERVIC
2013-04-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-29311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2013-03-24311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2013-01-27HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM IN CELLAR
2013-01-27HPD 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
2013-01-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd AP
2013-01-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2013-01-27HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APAR
2013-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-12-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012-07-20Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR PROPOSED NEW PIZZA SHOP (USE GROUP 6). CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING AS PER FILED DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE$8,500
2012-07-20Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR PROPOSED NEW PIZZA SHOP (USE GROUP 6). CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING AS PER FILED DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE$8,500
2011-04-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2011-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-12-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-13Job filed: TO REPLACE EXISTING STORE FRONTS ON FIRST FLOOR, NO EXISTING BUILDING MATERIALS ARE BEING DISTURBED BY THE PROPOSED WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY $7,200
2010-05-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-15DOB complaint, category ?
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-02-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-10-10Job filed: TO REMODEL EXISTING APARTMENT ON 4th FL. (#4B) AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$6,000
2006-07-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-11-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-08Job filed: TO INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES CONJUNCTION TO #103911448 FOR EXISTING STORE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$5,000
2005-06-08Job filed: TO INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES CONJUNCTION TO #103911448 FOR EXISTING STORE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$5,000
2005-05-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK CONTRARY TO PLANS UNDER APPLICATION #103911448 IN THAT BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR REAR EAST NOT SHOWN ON PLANS. REMEDY: STOP ALL$130
2005-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2005-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-12Job filed: To replacel a new boiler in existing boiler room in cellar for hot water with hot water storage tanks for domestic uses as per plan. No change in use,$6,000
2005-04-12Job filed: To replacel a new boiler in existing boiler room in cellar for hot water with hot water storage tanks for domestic uses as per plan. No change in use,$6,000
2005-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-11-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-09-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-08-25Job filed: To repair and replace ceiling in cellar and replace ceiling on first floor in acc. office area as per plan. No change in use, occupancy and egress.$12,000
2003
2003-11-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2001
2001-05-31Mortgage satisfied — from MDI REALTY INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-10-16Mortgage $200,000 — from MDI REALTY INC. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$200,000
1995-10-16Deed — from VJHC PROPERTIES, INC. to MDI REALTY INC.
1990
1990-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from MOTT & PRINCE INC to MANHATTAN SVGS BANK; OSTROW, HARRY
1987
1987-01-23Deed — from MOTT & PRINCE,INC. to VJHC PROPERTIES INC.
1972
1972-11-14Agreement — from MOTT & PRINCE INC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1972-01-10Mortgage assigned — from OSTROW, HARRY to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1972-01-10Mortgage — from MOTT & PRINCE INC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1972-01-10Mortgage — from MOTT & PRINCE INC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1971
1971-04-06Mortgage — from MATT & PRINCE INC to OSTROW HARRY
1971-04-06Deed — from OSTROW HARRY to MATT & PRINCE INC
1967
1967-12-01Mortgage — from OSTROW HARRY to OSTROW ANN