The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.3. 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
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-17.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Graffiti (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$44,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
23 ESSEX REALTY CORPORATION
Head officer
Mike M WONG
Managing agent
ARISTOCRAT MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered
2026-06-25
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
$3,417,000
$1,537,650
2026
$3,773,000
$1,697,850
2027
$3,855,000
$1,734,750
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
East Broadway — F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Canal St — M9 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Canal St & Rutgers St · 450 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.
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $345,856 on
2006-04-25 (lender: Asia Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-08-25
Agreement $1,002,057 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP.
$1,002,057
2011-05-20
Deed $2,000,000 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP.
$2,000,000
2011-05-20
AL&R $1,100,000 — from 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
$1,100,000
2011-05-20
Agreement $1,100,000 — from 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
$1,100,000
2007-08-06
Agreement $1,269,216 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.
$1,269,216
2006-04-25
Agreement $1,295,000 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
$1,295,000
2006-04-25
Mortgage $345,856 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
$345,856
2006-04-25
AL&R $1,295,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.
$1,295,000
2003-08-28
Mortgage $567,328 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
$567,328
2000-02-11
Mortgage $499,000 — from DONG'S REALTY, INC. to FLEISCHER, JOSEPH; FLEISCHER, MICHAEL
$499,000
1990-05-21
Mortgage $200,000 — from 23 ESSEX ST RLTY INC to FISHMAN, M. BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, MENACHEM N.; FISHMAN, ZEV; FISHMAN, MOSHE; FISHMAN, H. BEN
$200,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
14
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
2
5
2018
0
0
1
3
4
2019
0
0
1
8
9
2020
4
1
2
2
9
2021
0
1
4
2
7
2022
0
0
1
3
4
2023
0
7
3
4
14
2024
0
0
1
4
5
2025
0
0
6
4
10
2026
0
0
7
3
10
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2021-01-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-16Boiler inspection
2020-07-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2020-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-21Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-01-16Job filed: Renovate existing eating & drinking establishment. Install new electrical cooking equipment and plumbing fixtures. Filed in conjunction with job# 1237$14,000
2020-01-08Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. INSTALL PARTITION WALLS, FINISHING WALLS, FLOOR AND CEILING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR $30,000
2020-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2019
2019-12-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-10-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-10-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-09-29HPD 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
2016-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-02-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-11-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-25Agreement $1,002,057 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP.$1,002,057
2015-05-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#:122351944, NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,000
2015-04-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-27Job filed: PROPOSED NEW RESTAURANT WITH PLUMBING & PARTITION WORK ON CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR ONLY. INSTALL NEW HOOD, NEW KITCHEN EQUIPMENTS, NEW TOILET, NEW SUS$59,450
2015-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-02-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-02-02HPD 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
2015-01-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR CAFE RESTAURANT. EXHAUST HOOD AND DUCT WAS FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 122168402. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$3,000
2015-01-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR CAFE RESTAURANT. EXHAUST HOOD AND DUCT WAS FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 122168402. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$3,000
2015-01-16Job filed: INSTALL RANGE HOOD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR EXISTING CAFE RESTAURANT. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SHALL FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, $12,000
2015-01-16Job filed: INSTALL RANGE HOOD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR EXISTING CAFE RESTAURANT. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SHALL FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, $12,000
2014-06-30Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 4TH FLOOR APARTMENT#6. PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$27,500
2014-04-17Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2014-04-17HPD 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
2014-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-10-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-15Job filed: RENOVATION FOR CAFE IN EXISTING STORE. INSTALL EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW FLOOR TILE AND FINISH PAINTING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$31,040
2013-10-15Job filed: RENOVATION FOR CAFE IN EXISTING STORE. INSTALL EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW FLOOR TILE AND FINISH PAINTING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$31,040
2011-05-20Deed $2,000,000 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP.$2,000,000
2011-05-20AL&R $1,100,000 — from 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$1,100,000
2011-05-20Agreement $1,100,000 — from 23 ESSEX REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$1,100,000
2011-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-04311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC.28-201.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT PER VIO 34689248H FOR 1 STY EXTENSION AT REAR APPROX 25
2008
2008-08-27DOB violation C:
2008-08-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: ERECTED 1 STORY EXTENSION AT REAR (EXPOSURE #3) ON GROUND FLR APPRX 25'X30' WORK 100% COMPLETE. REM
2008-07-18DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-18DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-08-06Agreement $1,269,216 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.$1,269,216
2006
2006-04-25Agreement $1,295,000 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$1,295,000
2006-04-25Mortgage $345,856 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$345,856
2006-04-25AL&R $1,295,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.$1,295,000
2006-04-25TL&R — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.
2003
2003-08-28AL&R — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to DONG'S REALTY INC.
2003-08-28Mortgage assigned — from FLEISCHER, JOSEPH; FLEISCHER, MICHAEL to ASIA BANK, N.A.
2003-08-28Mortgage $567,328 — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.$567,328
2003-08-28Agreement — from DONG'S REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A.
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-14Mortgage satisfied — from 23 ESSEX STREET REALTY INC. to FISHMAN, MOSHE; FISHMAN, MENACHEM N.; BEN-MAYER FISHMAN, MORDECHAI; FISHMAN, ITZHAG SIMCHA
2000-02-11WSAT — from 23 ESSEX STREET REALTY INC. to FISHMAN, HENIA BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, ZEV; FISHMAN, MORDECHAI BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, NAFTALIE; F
2000-02-11Mortgage $499,000 — from DONG'S REALTY, INC. to FLEISCHER, JOSEPH; FLEISCHER, MICHAEL$499,000
2000-02-11Deed — from 23 ESSEX STREET REALTY, INC. to DONG'S REALTY, INC.
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-05-21Mortgage $200,000 — from 23 ESSEX ST RLTY INC to FISHMAN, M. BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, MENACHEM N.; FISHMAN, ZEV; FISHMAN, MOSHE; FISHMAN, H. BEN$200,000
1990-05-21Deed — from FISHMAN, BENJAMIN; FISHMAN, H. BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, MENACHEM; FISHMAN, M BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN to 23 ESSEX STREET RLTYINC
1990-02-20Deed — from BEN-MAYER, DAVID E to FISHMAN, HENIA BEN-MAYER; FISHMAN, BENJAMIN; FISHMAN, ITZHAG SIMCHA; FISHMAN, MENACHEM N;
1989
1989-12-27Deed — from BEN-MEYER, DAVID E. to FISHMAN, ZEV; FISHMAN, MOSHE; FISHMAN, BENJAMIN; FISHMAN BEN-MEYER,M.; FISHMAN, ITZHAG SIM
1987
1987-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from DELEGATED PROPERTIES,LTD to CHERNOW, FRANCES
1972
1972-04-19Deed — from HUTNER, JULIE; CHERNOW, FRANCES to DELEGATED PROPERTIESLTD
1972-04-19Mortgage to CHERNOW, FRANCES
1972-04-19Deed — from DELEGATED PROPERTIESLTD to BEN-MAYER, DAVID E
1971
1971-12-10Deed — from CHEROW HAROLD to CHER FRANCES