The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.6. 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
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-02-20.
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
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Graffiti (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Obstruction (2) · Lead (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
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)
M L K REALTY CORP
Head officer
RONG D CHEN
Managing agent
M.L.K. Realty Corp.
Last registered
2025-08-13
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
$2,280,000
$1,026,000
2026
$2,413,000
$1,085,850
2027
$2,350,000
$1,057,500
The city's market estimate has risen
3% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand St — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Allen St & Hester St · 200 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.
31 311 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: $1,358,449 on
2022-05-13 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-05-13
Mortgage $1,358,450 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$1,358,450
2022-05-13
AL&R $4,080,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$4,080,000
2022-05-13
Agreement $4,080,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$4,080,000
2015-05-29
Mortgage $1,896,385 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
$1,896,385
2015-05-29
Agreement $3,174,284 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
$3,174,284
2010-11-09
Agreement $1,500,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK
$1,500,000
2010-11-09
Mortgage $166,346 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK
$166,346
2004-08-17
Mortgage $1,500,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$1,500,000
1996-04-15
Mortgage $265,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$265,000
1994-04-06
Mortgage $150,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP to METH, ROSE
$150,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
58
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
10
0
1
11
2018
0
0
12
0
2
14
2019
0
0
10
0
2
12
2020
2
0
55
0
1
58
2021
0
1
12
0
1
14
2022
0
1
10
4
5
20
2023
5
2
14
0
4
25
2024
0
0
18
0
3
21
2025
1
0
8
0
5
14
2026
0
0
7
0
3
10
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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
2024-03-19Restaurant inspection: REGINA'S GROCERY — grade A
2024-03-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-09-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-09-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-08-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-08-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-07-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-27Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN 5TH FLOOR APT. 15, MINOR PARTITION WORK, REPLACE CEILING AND FLOORING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$43,500
2023-07-27Job filed: INSTALL AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES IN 5TH FLOOR APT. 15.$6,500
2023-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-06-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-05-21311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-05-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-04-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-11-09Rodent 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
2022-10-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2020-11-06Job filed: RELOCATED EXISTING 16 GAS METERS FROM 2-5TH APTS INTO CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,000
2020-11-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-11-03311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-11-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-11-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-10-24HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS . IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT
2020-10-24HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2020-10-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-21311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-10-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-10-20311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-10-20311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2020-10-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-10-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-20Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2020-10-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-10-17HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2020-10-17HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2020-10-17HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st
2020-10-17HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2020-10-17HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS . IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT
2020-10-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONT , 5th STORY
2020-10-17HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2020-10-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-15311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-10-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-10-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-14HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 13, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FRO
2020-10-14HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUT
2020-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-05-27311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2016
2016-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-05-29Mortgage $1,896,385 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.$1,896,385
2015-05-29Agreement $3,174,284 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.$3,174,284
2013-02-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2013-02-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 13, 5th S
2013-02-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCA
2013-02-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATE
2013-02-19311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013-02-19311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-02-19311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2013-02-19311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-02-19311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-02-19311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013-02-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2012
2012-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-09-12Job filed: INSTALL MINOR PARTITION IN THE EXISTING RETAIL STORE AND RELOCATE FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,600
2011-07-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-07-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING APT. #6 WITH REPLACE FLOORING, PARTITION WALLS AND CEILING ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANC$11,300
2011-07-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING APT. #6 WITH REPLACE FLOORING, PARTITION WALLS AND CEILING ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANC$11,300
2011-05-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-01-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING APT. #11 WITH REPLACE FLOORING, PARTITION WALLS AND CEILING ON THE 4TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPAN$14,300
2010
2010-11-09TL&R — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to FANNIE MAE
2010-11-09Agreement $1,500,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK$1,500,000
2010-11-09Mortgage $166,346 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK$166,346
2010-11-09Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to SOVEREIGN BANK
2008-11-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR APT#4 ON 2ND FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2007
2007-09-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-09-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR APT#7 ON 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2007-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-04Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006
2006-02-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-21Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2004-12-21AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2004-09-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO PLANS UNDER APPLICATION#103843824-IN THAT PLANS INDICATE HEAVY GAUGE C JOIST STEEL BEAMS INSTALLED IN PLA
2004-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-08-17Mortgage $1,500,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,500,000
2004-08-17AL&R — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2004-08-12Job filed: Install new storefront.U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$5,000
2004-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-23Job filed: Proposed one story extension, minor structural work. Install new storefront.U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this applic$15,000
2003
2003-05-29Mortgage satisfied — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000
2000-03-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-03-13Job filed: File to remedy ECB violation# 34243928P. Replace existing stair with new steel s tair at public hallway throughout the building. No changes in use, eg$7,960
2000-03-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PEMRIT- APPROX 80% OF WORK COMPLETED STEEL . NOTED: NEW STAIRS ERECTED THROUGHOUT BUILDING , SPOTS OF BANISTER MISSIN
2000-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-08-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1996
1996-04-15PAT — from UNG, SOU KIM SIEM to KWAN, HARRY M.
1996-04-15Mortgage $265,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$265,000
1996-04-15Mortgage satisfied — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP. to METH, ROSE
1994
1994-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from METH, ROSE to ETTINGER, MURRAY
1994-04-06Deed — from METH, ROSE to M.L.K. REALTY CORP
1994-04-06Mortgage $150,000 — from M.L.K. REALTY CORP to METH, ROSE$150,000
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1972
1972-05-03Mortgage — from METH, ROSE to ETTINGER, MURRAY
1972-05-03Deed — from ETTIENGER, MURRAY to METH, ROSE
1971
1971-10-22Mortgage — from ETTINGER MURRAY to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK