The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.5. 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
7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-09-25.
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
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Lost Property (2) · Encampment (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
163 ALLEN ST CORP
Head officer
WAI C CHIANG
Managing agent
NEWKEY REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-10-31
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
$5,973,600
$2,688,120
2026
$6,906,000
$3,107,700
2027
$7,080,000
$3,186,000
The city's market estimate has risen
19% 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
2 Av — F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Allen St & Stanton St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
10 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,657 on
2020-02-12 (lender: East West 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
2020-02-25
AL&R $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK
$110,000
2020-02-12
Agreement $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK
$110,000
2020-02-12
Mortgage $12,658 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK
$12,658
2012-12-19
AL&R $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK
$157,609
2012-12-19
Agreement $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK
$157,609
1997-08-13
Mortgage $350,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK
$350,000
1988-12-30
Mortgage $270,000 — from 163 ALLEN ST CORP to SING WORLD DVLPMNT INC
$270,000
1983-01-24
Mortgage $23,000 — from SING WORLD DEVLPMT,INC. to M.G.M. MGMT CORP.
$23,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
24
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
5
0
3
8
2019
0
21
0
3
24
2020
5
7
4
2
18
2021
2
2
0
2
6
2022
0
10
0
5
15
2023
0
6
0
5
11
2024
0
4
0
3
7
2025
0
7
0
3
10
2026
0
2
0
2
4
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HPD 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
2026-03-12
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-05
311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-18
311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-11-06
Restaurant inspection: MS. YOO — grade A · mice evidence
2026-04-29HPD 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
2025-08-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-06-04HPD 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
2024-11-22HPD 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
2024-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-24311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2024-04-26311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
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
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
2021-04-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/V39025675M ISSUED7/21/20&TO FILE C/C PURSUANT TO28-201.1&1RCNY102-01
2021-02-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39025675M ISSUED ON 07/21/20 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC
2020-12-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39025675M ISSUED ON 07/21/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$1,250
2020-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-10-06Boiler inspection
2020-10-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39025675M ISSUED ON 07/21/20 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$625
2020-07-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: REAR YARD FIRE ESCAPE PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED. OBSERVED REAR FIRE ESCAPE LADDER LANDING AREA WITH WALKWAY PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED WITH H$312
2020-07-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2020-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-25AL&R $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK$110,000
2020-02-12Agreement $110,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK$110,000
2020-02-12Mortgage $12,658 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK$12,658
2020-02-12TL&R — from EAST WEST BANK to EAST WEST BANK
2020-02-10311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2019
2019-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-03Boiler inspection
2019-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-09311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2019-01-20HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd
2019-01-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHRO
2019-01-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARD WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED
2019-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-01-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2019-01-15HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STOR
2019-01-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2019-01-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-12-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-12-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-10Boiler inspection
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-07-17HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT FIRE ESCAP
2016-04-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2016-04-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL ON EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL,
2016-04-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL & STAIR, 1ST STY.
2016-04-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2016-04-14HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2014-08-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-12-19AL&R $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK$157,609
2012-12-19Mortgage assigned — from UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK to EAST WEST BANK
2012-12-19Agreement $157,609 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to EAST WEST BANK$157,609
2012-06-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2011-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2011-05-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - ATM
2011-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-03-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - ATM
2011-02-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - ATM
2010
2010-10-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-06-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-06-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2010-06-08DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2007
2007-04-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-04-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-02-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-18Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK AT BASEMENT AND CELLAR. PARTITION WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2006-09-18Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK AT BASEMENT AND CELLAR. PARTITION WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2005
2005-06-28Job filed: STEPS LLC
2003
2003-03-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-03-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-03-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-01-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-05Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2002-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-20Job filed: Installation of a fire suppression system as per plan submitted. In conjunction with Alt. #103296327. There will be no change in use, egress or occupa$3,000
2002-10-22Job filed: General construction work including the removal and installation of partitions and plumbing fixtures, installation of new mechanical system and new st$85,000
2002-10-22Job filed: General construction work including the removal and installation of partitions and plumbing fixtures, installation of new mechanical system and new st$85,000
1997
1997-08-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 163 ALLEN STREET CORP. to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK$350,000
1996
1996-09-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT STEAM RISER 5 STY WEST APT 6 SOUTHEAS
1996-09-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT RADIATOR AND STEAM RISER 5 STY WEST A
1996-09-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL NEAR CEILING CLOSET IN KITC
1996-09-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND/OR PLASTER CEILING WEST PORTION 5
1996-04-08Mortgage satisfied — from 163 ALLEN ST. CORP. to SING WORLD DEVELOPMENT INC.
1991
1991-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-10-23DOB violation P:
1989-07-27Mortgage satisfied — from M.G.M. MGMNT CORP to DAUBER, JOSE O. EST/OF; ROTHBART, JEANETTE ADMN
1988
1988-12-30Mortgage satisfied — from SING WORLD DEV'L INC to M.G.M. MGMNT CORP
1988-12-30Mortgage $270,000 — from 163 ALLEN ST CORP to SING WORLD DVLPMNT INC$270,000
1988-12-30Deed — from SING WORLD DVLMNT INC to 163 ALLEN ST CORP
1987
1987-03-24Mortgage assigned — from BLUSH, JERRY to FRIED, EUGENE; FRIED, MURIEL
1985
1985-08-22Mortgage assigned — from M.G.M. MANAGEMENT CORP. to BLUSH, JERRY
1983
1983-03-14CERT — from DAUBER, JOSE C L/W/T; ROTHBART, J. ANC. ADMIN.
1983-01-24Mortgage $23,000 — from SING WORLD DEVLPMT,INC. to M.G.M. MGMT CORP.$23,000
1983-01-24Deed — from M.G.M. MGMT. CORP. to SING WORLD DEVLPMT CORP.
1981
1981-01-27Deed — from DAUBER, JOSE OBERWAGER to M G M MANAGEMENT CORP
1981-01-27RTXL — from DAUBER, JOSE OBERWAGER
1981-01-27Mortgage — from M G M MANAGEMENT CORP to DAUBER, JOSE OBERWAGER; ROTHBART, JEANETTE
1980
1980-07-16Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS TRUST COMPANY to BANK LEUMI TRUST CONY
1976
1976-01-02Deed — from SPARKWAY RESTAURANTINC to OBERWAGER, JOSEPH
1973
1973-03-08Deed — from OBERWAGER, KARL to SPARKWAY RESTAURANTINC
1973-03-08Mortgage — from SPARKWAY RESTAURANTINC to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
1972
1972-10-27Deed — from SEYKON REALTY CORP to OBERWAGER, KARL
1971
1971-02-22Mortgage — from SEYKON REALTY CORP to ESCO FUNDING CORP
1969
1969-09-16Deed — from 163 ALLEN ST RLTY CORP to SEYKON RLTY CORP
1969-04-01Mortgage — from SEYKON REALTY CORP to ESCO TRADING CO; SKIDELSKY, MURRAY DBA
1969-04-01Deed — from 163 ALLEN ST RLTY CORP to SEYCON RLTY CORP