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238 Elizabeth Street · Manhattan · BBL 1005070007 · 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, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-01.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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)CHAK YEE; CHEUK LEE
Managing agentNEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC.
Last registered2022-12-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,802,400 $2,161,080
2026$3,842,000 $1,728,900
2027$4,610,000 $2,074,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway2 Av — F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / East Houston St — M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMott St & Prince St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

238 Elizabeth Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. — 34 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
148 Madison Street MN80 A
25 Market Street MN74 A
158 Hester Street MN61 A
46 Henry Street MN32 A
17 Catherine Street MN32 C
420 42 Street BK31 A
165 Henry Street MN30 A
121 East Broadway MN30 A
249 East 50th Street MN27 A
48 Market Street MN26 A
136 East Broadway MN23 A
375 Broome Street MN22 D
135-10 35 Avenue QN20 A
87 Elizabeth Street MN18 A
107 Hester Street MN17 A
41 Spring Street MN17 A
33 Catherine Street MN16 A
38 East Broadway MN16 A
31 Orchard Street MN15 A
33 Orchard Street MN14 B
217 Mott Street MN12 A
18 Eldridge Street MN10 A
181 Hester Street MN9 A
118 Madison Street MN8 B
143 Mott Street MN8 B
100 Mott Street MN8 A
238 Elizabeth Street MN8 A
127 East Broadway MN8 B
259 East 7 Street MN8 B
136 Division Street MN7 B
41 Market Street MN7 A
61 East Broadway MN6 A
24 West 56 Street MN6 C
150-01 Northern Boulevard QN4 B

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
12
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017270110
201801034
201901034
202003014
202102327
2022090312
202302024
202414229
202502024
202601023
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-28Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
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
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-17HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-28Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
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
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
2025-09-22Boiler inspection
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
2025-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-16Deed — from LEE, GNAR JEAN to LEE, DANIEL Y. F.; LEE, GNAR KIT
2024-12-13311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-12-12311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
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
2024-11-20Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-10-16Boiler inspection
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
2024-03-13FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2024-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-09-06Boiler inspection
2023-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
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
2022-10-30311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-30311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-10-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-08-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Bright Light Star Corp
2022-03-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-07Boiler inspection
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
2021-09-13PAT — from LEE, SOO W; LEE, SOO WAN to LEE, GNAR KIT; LEE, JEAN LEE; LEE, DANIEL Y.F.
2021-09-13DEED, LE — from LEE, CHEUK MAN to LEE, GNAR JEAN
2021-09-13DEED, LE — from LEE, CHEUK MAN; YEE, CHAK SUM; YEE, MO YIN; LEE, SOO WAN to YEE, MO YIN; YEE, CHAK SUM; LEE, CHEUK MAN
2021-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2021-01-12Boiler inspection
2020
2020-10-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-02-13Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-14Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-18Boiler inspection
2017
2017-08-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-04311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2017-08-04311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-08-04311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2017-08-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2017-06-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S)OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED:BRICK CHIMNEY AT FRONT OF ROOF HAS FALLEN DOWN TO ROOF LEVEL.REMAINING $1,000
2017-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-25HPD 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
2015
2015-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-02HPD 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
2012
2012-11-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-10-21Deed — from YEE, CHAK SUM; LEE, CHEUK MAN to LEE, SOO WAN; YEE, CHAK SUM; LEE, CHEUK MAN; YEE, MO YIN
2006
2006-10-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-10-10Job filed: REPLACE NEW GAS BOILER IN EXISTING BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$8,500
1983
1983-12-19Deed — from YEE, CHAK SUM to YEE, CHAK SUM; LEE, CHEUK MAN
1973
1973-08-14Deed — from YEE, CHAK SUM; LEE, CHEUK MON to YEE, CHAK SUM
1970
1970-02-02Mortgage — from LEE, CHEUK MAN; YEE, CHAK SUN to INGLIMA, CARMELA; BAGLIONE, FRANCES
1970-02-02Deed — from INGLIMA, CARMELA; BAGLIONE, FRANCES to YEE, CHAK SUN; LEE, CHEUK MAN

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