The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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. 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
8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-03-02.
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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Street Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Graffiti (1) · Building/Use (1).
Filed construction activity
$421,485 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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)
38 ELD BUILDING CORP
Head officer
THOMAS LO
Managing agent
THOMAS LO
Last registered
2025-09-19
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
$679,000
$305,550
2026
$733,000
$329,850
2027
$718,000
$323,100
The city's market estimate has risen
6% 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand St — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Canal St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Allen St & Hester St · 300 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.
9 311 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: $160,000 on
1982-02-17 (lender: Yuen, Sam C.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1982-02-17
Mortgage $160,000 — from 38 ELD. BUILDING CORP. to YUEN, SAM C.
$160,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
24
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
0
5
2
11
2018
3
4
3
3
13
2019
1
2
1
4
8
2020
7
4
2
1
14
2021
3
0
6
2
11
2022
0
0
20
4
24
2023
0
0
10
5
15
2024
0
0
6
5
11
2025
0
0
4
5
9
2026
0
1
1
3
5
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2023-05-09Restaurant inspection: RONG HANG RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2023-04-17311: Encampment — N/A
2023-04-17311: Encampment — N/A
2023-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-03Restaurant inspection: RONG HANG RESTAURANT — grade B · mice evidence
2022
2022-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2022-07-21Boiler inspection
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-03311: Encampment — N/A
2022-05-03311: Encampment — N/A
2022-04-29311: Encampment — N/A
2022-04-29311: Encampment — N/A
2022-04-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-02-28311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-28311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-09-14Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-02Boiler inspection
2021-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-01-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-20Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$36,495
2020-11-20Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$36,495
2020-11-20Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$36,495
2020-11-11DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-10-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED AT EXPOSURE #1 DAMAGE STONE WINDOW SILLS RUST ROTTED CORNICE OVER WIN$625
2020-10-02Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-10-02Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2020-10-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2020-10-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY 46' HIGH PIPE SCAFFOLD ORIGINATING (OFF SHED) FOR FACADE REPAIR WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY,PIPE $1,000
2020-08-17Boiler inspection
2020-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED DAMAGED BROWNSTONE WINDOW SILLS, RUST ROT$3,125
2020-04-02311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-26Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-14311: Food Establishment — Odor
2019-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-12-24311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2018-12-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-11-19Job filed: REMOVE WOODEN PORCH AT REAR ON 1ST FLOOR. DEMOLITION WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2018-11-19Job filed: REMOVE WOODEN PORCH AT REAR ON 1ST FLOOR. DEMOLITION WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2018-11-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-11-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED AT THE REAR OF RESTAURANT AN "L" SHAPED WOODEN CANOPY. THE CANOPY IS APPROX. 25 FEET LONG BY 5 FEET WIDE
2018-11-05ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED AT THE REAR A WOODEN SHED WITH A CONCRETE PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM IS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET LONG BY 5 FEET $1,250
2018-11-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UPON INSPECTION OBSERVED AT THE REAR OF RESTAURANT AN "L" SHAPED WOODEN SHED. THE SHED IS APPROX. 25 FEET LONG BY 5 FEET WIDE BY 1
2018-10-24311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-09-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-04-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN CELLAR & FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, $145,000
2017-04-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN CELLAR & FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, $145,000
2017-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-01-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
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
2015-10-01HPD 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
2014-04-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-09-18HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT EAST WINDOW FRAME IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST L
2013-09-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RADIATOR FREE STANDING AT 4TH STORY PUBLIC HALL
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STO
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FR
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED A
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL AT EAST WATER CLOSET C
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FR
2008-09-10ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCESFOUND VENT EXHAUST FAN FOR STORES APPROX 7LF FROM RESIDENT WINDOW WHICH IS NOT $200
2008-07-01DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-02-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-11Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND GAS VALVE WERE$5,000
2008-01-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-12-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-20Job filed: A2$20,000
2007-12-20Job filed: A2$20,000
2007-12-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-27Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HOOD EXHAUST SYSTEM ON 1ST FLOOR USE GROUP 6 STORE INTO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. FIRE SU$43,000
2004
2004-03-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT #9, 4
2004-03-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING UPPER SASH AT WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WE
1998-01-20Mortgage satisfied — from 38 ELD. BUILDING CORP. to YUEN, SAM C.
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-05-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-10Mortgage assigned — from YUEN, SAM C. to YUEN, HELEN; YUEN, SAM C.
1991
1991-06-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL AT SOUTH WALL ON REAR ENTIRE WALL THOUGHOUT HAS LOOSE BRICKS,NEED POINTING AND THE
1991-06-20DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-10-16Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: ?
1982
1982-02-17Deed — from YUEN, SAM C. to 38 ELD. BUILDING CORP
1982-02-17Mortgage $160,000 — from 38 ELD. BUILDING CORP. to YUEN, SAM C.$160,000
1981
1981-08-31Deed — from 38 ELDRIDGE REALTY CORP to YUEN, SAM C
1974
1974-10-25Mortgage — from 38 ELDRIDGE REALTY CORP to LEE, DAVID
1974-10-05Deed — from LEE, DAVID to 38 ELDRIDGE REALTY CORP
1974-02-28Deed — from CHOW, HSING; LEE, DAVID to LEE, DAVID
1973
1973-09-19Mortgage — from LEE, DAVID; CHOW, HSING to M WOLOZIN INC
1973-09-19Deed — from M WOLOZIN INC to CHOW, HSING; LEE, DAVID