The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Graffiti (3) · Noise (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Taxi Report (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$35,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$922,000
$414,900
2026
$940,000
$423,000
2027
$945,000
$425,250
The city's market estimate has risen
2% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2017 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Canal St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Allen St & Hester St · 350 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.
18 311 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.
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
14
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
8
2
10
2018
4
8
2
14
2019
0
7
2
9
2020
0
6
1
7
2021
0
2
1
3
2022
0
3
2
5
2023
2
3
2
7
2024
0
6
2
8
2025
0
2
2
4
2026
0
10
3
13
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2024-06-07311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-05-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2024-04-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-12Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-09-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-08-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-06-27311: Consumer Complaint — Travel Agency
2023-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-10Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATION TO ERECT SECURITY GATE IN EXISTING STAIRWAY. NO SPRINKLER, PLUMBING OR MECHANICAL WORK IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION. T$3,500
2018-09-17311: Consumer Complaint — Receipt Incomplete/Not Given
2018-08-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-08-23Job filed: AMENDMENT TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO CHANGE THE OCCUPANCY IN CELLAR FLOOR FROM 13 TO 50 OCCUPANTS. NO WORK IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATIO$2,000
2018-08-10311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-08-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-08-03Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION$7,000
2015-05-04Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATION TO ERECT NON LOAD BEARING WALLS FOR NEW TENANT FIT-OUT. NO SPRINKLER OR PLUMBING WORK IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION. TH$20,400
2013-11-04311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-08-18311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2013-08-08Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT HVAC UNITS ON THE 1ST AND 4TH FLOORS. REPAIR AND INSTALL NEW MOTORS ON EXISTING SPLIT HVAC SYSTEMS IN THE CELLAR, 2ND FLOOR AND 3RD $31,200
2013-08-08Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT HVAC UNITS ON THE 1ST AND 4TH FLOORS. REPAIR AND INSTALL NEW MOTORS ON EXISTING SPLIT HVAC SYSTEMS IN THE CELLAR, 2ND FLOOR AND 3RD $31,200
2013-08-08Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT HVAC UNITS ON THE 1ST AND 4TH FLOORS. REPAIR AND INSTALL NEW MOTORS ON EXISTING SPLIT HVAC SYSTEMS IN THE CELLAR, 2ND FLOOR AND 3RD $31,200
2011-12-12311: Taxi Complaint — Insurance Information Requested
2011-07-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-05-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-04-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-11-17Job filed: PROPOSED REPAIR OF EXISTING ROOF MASONRY CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. FILING IS TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION # 34823104N. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$5,000
2010-11-17Job filed: PROPOSED REPAIR OF EXISTING ROOF MASONRY CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. FILING IS TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION # 34823104N. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$5,000
2010-11-17Job filed: PROPOSED REPAIR OF EXISTING ROOF MASONRY CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. FILING IS TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION # 34823104N. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$5,000
2010-11-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-10-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-02-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-02-02311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS OR APPURTENANCES NOTED:@ TIME OF INSP MASONRY CHIMNEY OUT OF PLUMB & LEANING W/LOOSE MISSING & DISL$500
2009-12-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: (MISC)BC1001.3/27-361FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EGRESS CLEAR & UNOBSTRUCTEDNOTED@ TIME OF INSPECTION FROM GROUND FLR TO CELLAR LEVEL STAI
2009-12-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED@ TIME OF INSPECTION @ 4TH FLR 3PCS BATH INSTALLED, SHOWER,TOILET,BASING W/O OBTAINED PERMIT FIRST.REM:OBTAIN$800
2009-12-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: (MISC)BC714.1/27-323FAILURE TI PROVIDE REQUIRED FIRE RATING ON STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OR ASSEMBLES NOTED: @ TIME OF INPECTION @ CELLAR$1,600
2009-12-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE COFO OR BLDG RECORDS.NOTED@ TIME OF INSPECTION @ 4TH FLR LIVING QUARTERS IN COMMERICAL S
2008
2008-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-07Job filed: A2$16,500
2007-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED:IN CELLAR PARTITIONS AND CEILING TO FORM 9 ROOMS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL PAINTING CARPETING,2 BATHROOM $250
2007-05-11ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O. NOTED IN CELLAR. PARTITION FOR 9 ROOMS W/ ELECTRICAL,PAINTING, CARPETING, AND 2 $800
2007-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS:SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESSION 2ND FL FIRE ESCAPE WINDOWS BLOCKED W/TABLES & CHAIRS.REMEDY:REMOVE OBSTRUCTION.$400
2006
2006-02-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING STUDIO AS PER FILED PLANS HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE ,EGRESS ,OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED WITH THIS APPLICATION.$8,000
2002
2002-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-07Job filed: Legalizie 4 floor, partition demolition & repairs.$5,000
2002-04-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O AS REQUIRED BY ALT#102012082 NOTED CELLAR STUDIO9TH FL OFFICES OCCUPIED WITHOUT A
2000
2000-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2000-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1999
1999-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT- ALL WORK COMPLETE. NOTED: NEW PARTITIONS WALLS CONSTRUCTED AT 4FL LEVEL ENTIRE. MAKING APPROX. 8 ROOMS FOR $250
1999-12-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: LOCATION 3RD & 4TH FLS. STALL SHOWERS (3) PER FL. PLUS 4TH FL. (1) LAV-ATORY (1) WASHING MACHINE INSTALLED BEYOND SCOPE OF APPROVE$250
1999-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-08-04Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-08-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-04-08Mortgage satisfied — from LONG VIEW INC.; 59 CANAL ST. REALTY,INC. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK
1999-04-08Deed — from 59 CANAL ST. REALTY,INC. to 59 CANAL STREET DEVELOPMENT CORP.
1998
1998-07-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. NOTED: AT 1ST FLOOR & CELLAR LEVEL BEING USED AS A WHOLESALE F$2,500
1998-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
1998-04-21ECB Hazardous violation: 30M7-PROVIDE MISSING HOISTWAY DOOR ON 1ST FL. CEASE USE UNTIL REPAIRED$500
1996
1996-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-01-12DOB violation E: 51)FILE FOR REMOVAL OF S/W