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353 Grand Street · Manhattan · BBL 1003100019 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$11,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,419,600 $638,820
2026$1,704,000 $766,800
2027$2,045,000 $920,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Golden ForestChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Grand St — M9 · 100 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

353 Grand Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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: $36,077 on 2008-07-07 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-07-07Agreement $499,900 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $499,900
2008-07-07Mortgage $36,078 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $36,078
2004-10-19Mortgage $495,000 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $495,000
1992-08-03Mortgage $175,000 — from CSB REALTY INC to PALAU, SYLVIA; PALAU, RAYMOND $175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174510111
2018022329
201901030316
2020002024
2021000011
2022005049
2023051039
2024011057
2025004048
2026002024
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-08-05311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2025-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-28Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN FOREST — grade A
2025-05-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-09Boiler inspection
2025-03-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-04Boiler inspection
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-06Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN FOREST — grade A
2024-01-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-13311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022
2022-11-22Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN FOREST — grade A
2022-10-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-09-12311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-07-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-07Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN FOREST
2022-05-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-04311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2021
2021-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-06-07311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-17311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-02-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-02-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019
2019-12-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-12-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-06-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-06-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-06-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-03-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-03-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC907.2.8.FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APT #2 AT 2ND FL.CLASS "J"REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY$2,500
2019-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DOB RECORDS.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:AT APT #2 AT 2ND FLOOR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO TRANSIE$2,500
2019-03-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF REQUIREDNUMBER OF MEANS OR EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 102.1 AND 2$2,500
2019-03-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27$1,250
2019-03-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-11-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-10-03Mortgage satisfied — from CSB REALTY, INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2018-08-23Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2018-08-23Agreement — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CSB REALTY, INC
2018-07-11311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-04-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-03-28Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-22Job filed: FACADE REPAIR TO ADDRESS VIOLATION #35222561L AND #35212894K; NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$11,550
2017-02-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED INSUMMONS/VIO#35212894K ISSUED 10-4-16 & TO FILE A C OF C PURS$800
2017-02-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED INSUMMONS/VIO# ISSUED ON 1-4-17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO$800
2017-01-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: DEFECT AT EXP. # 1 FRONT FACADE. CEMENT PLASTER/STUCCO HAS VARIOUS HORIZ$2,500
2016
2016-12-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-12-28DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-10-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. DEFECT NOTED: AT EXP#1 FRONT FACADE,CEMENT PLASTER/STUCCO HAS VARIOUS HORIZONTA$500
2016-10-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2016-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2016-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-15311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2016-02-14311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2016-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-09-25311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2015-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-11-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING TWO FAMILY APARTMENT. REMOVE PART OF PARTITIONS. DOORS & A SHOWER ROOM AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS, DOO$14,000
2014-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-10-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-11311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2011
2011-07-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-03-08311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2011-02-14311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2011-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-07-07TL&R — from UNITED ORIENT BANK
2008-07-07Agreement $499,900 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$499,900
2008-07-07Mortgage $36,078 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$36,078
2008-07-07Mortgage assigned — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
2006
2006-06-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-05-30Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITHCEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN JOB#$5,000
2004
2004-10-19AL&R — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to CSB REALTY, INC.
2004-10-19Mortgage $495,000 — from CSB REALTY, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK$495,000
2003
2003-01-30Mortgage satisfied — from CSB REALTY, INC. to PALAU, SYLVIA; PALAU, RAYMOND
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
1997-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-01-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1993
1993-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-08-03Deed — from PALAU, SYLVIA; PALAU, RAYMOND to CBS REALTY INC
1992-08-03Mortgage satisfied — from PALAU, SYLVIA; PALAU, RAYMOND to KRUPNIK, YETTA; KRUPNIK, FRANK
1992-08-03Mortgage $175,000 — from CSB REALTY INC to PALAU, SYLVIA; PALAU, RAYMOND$175,000
1982
1982-11-29Mortgage assigned — from ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH TR.; ANNA C.ABRAMOWITZ TRUST to ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH
1982-10-27Mortgage assigned — from ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C. to ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH TR; ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C TR; ANNA C ABRAMOWITZ TRUST
1982-10-27Agreement — from ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C. to ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH TR.; ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C.TR.
1982-10-06Mortgage assigned — from ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C. to ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH TR.; ANNA C. ABRAMOWITZ TRUST; ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C.TR.
1982-10-06TERT — from ABRAMOWITZ, SIMON to ABRAMOWITZ, RALPH TR.; ABRAMOWITZ, SIMON TR.
1978
1978-04-04Mortgage — from PALOU, SYLVIA; PALOU, RAYMOND to KRUPNIK, YETTA; KRUPNIK, FRED
1978-04-04Deed — from KRUPNIK, FRED; KRUPNIK, YETTA to PALU, SYLVIA; RALU, RAYMOND
1978-03-07Deed to KRUPNIK, YETTA; KRUPNIK, FRED
1972
1972-04-28Mortgage assigned — from RALFAN REALTY CORP to ABRAMOWITZ, ANNA C
1972-04-21Mortgage — from ZIMSA REALTY CORP to RALFON REALTY CORP
1972-04-21Deed — from RALFON REALTY CORP to ZIMSA REALTY CORP

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