The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).
Filed construction activity
$32,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
Richard Chu
Last registered
2025-09-30
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
$5,101,000
$306,060
2026
$5,799,000
$347,940
2027
$5,628,000
$337,680
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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
Subway
51 St — 6 E F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
E 55 St & 2 Ave · 150 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.
6 311 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: $300,000 on
2024-07-18 (lender: Hanmi 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
2026-09-02
Agreement $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK
$300,000
2024-07-18
AL&R $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK
$300,000
2024-07-18
Mortgage $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK
$300,000
2004-09-27
Mortgage $243,391 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
$243,391
2004-09-27
Agreement $650,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
$650,000
1998-08-27
Mortgage $800,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT BANK
$800,000
1994-11-09
Mortgage $1,125,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORP.
$1,125,000
1989-03-16
Mortgage $200,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHINESE AMERICAN ETAL
$200,000
1986-12-16
Mortgage $245,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to BANK OF EAST ASIA
$245,000
1985-04-30
Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHAN, KAI CHIU
$400,000
1985-01-29
Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to AMALGAMATED BK/N.Y.
$400,000
1985-01-29
Mortgage $255,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to DOMINION FINANCIAL CP.
$255,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
3
0
3
6
2019
0
4
0
1
5
2020
0
0
0
2
2
2021
0
1
0
1
2
2022
0
4
0
3
7
2023
0
7
2
4
13
2024
0
4
2
1
7
2025
2
3
0
3
8
2026
0
3
1
2
6
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Agreement $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK
2026-08-20
Restaurant inspection: GRAND SICHUAN EASTERN
2026-08-17
311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-05-01
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29
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
2026-09-02Agreement $300,000 — from CHU, RICHARD to HANMI BANK$300,000
2026-08-20Restaurant inspection: GRAND SICHUAN EASTERN
2026-08-17311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-12-19Deed — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHU, RICHARD
2023-11-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-09-21Restaurant inspection: GRAND SICHUAN EASTERN
2023-09-06Restaurant inspection: GRAND SICHUAN EASTERN — grade C · mice evidence
2023-08-24Restaurant inspection: GRAND SICHUAN EASTERN · mice evidence
2023-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-07-09311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-07-09311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-07-03311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-22311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
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
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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2018-10-05HPD 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
2016-10-24HPD 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
2016-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-18311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-12-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-12-21Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-12-18Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-11-14311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-09-02311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014
2014-12-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-08-08TL&R — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2014-08-08Mortgage satisfied — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2014-05-29311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2013
2013-04-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT DINING SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF STOREFRONT, NEW PARTITIONS, NEW H/C TOILET, NEW W$69,110
2013-03-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT DINING SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF STOREFRONT, NEW PARTITIONS, NEW H/C TOILET, NEW W$69,110
2013-03-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT DINING SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF STOREFRONT, NEW PARTITIONS, NEW H/C TOILET, NEW W$69,110
2013-03-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT DINING SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF STOREFRONT, NEW PARTITIONS, NEW H/C TOILET, NEW W$69,110
2012
2012-12-19311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2012-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-09-04311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2011
2011-08-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2004
2004-09-27Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2004-09-27Mortgage $243,391 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC$243,391
2004-09-27Agreement $650,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC$650,000
2004-09-27AL&R — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to CHU, ABRAHAM
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-02-05Job filed: interior renovation of existing restaurant, replace existing ceiling and existing storefront. no change in use, occupancy or egress.$10,000
1999
1999-10-14Mortgage satisfied — from CHU, ABRAHAM to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1998
1998-08-27Mortgage assigned — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT BANK
1998-08-27Mortgage $800,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to GREENPOINT BANK$800,000
1994
1994-11-09Mortgage $1,125,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORP.$1,125,000
1992
1992-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-03-16Mortgage $200,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHINESE AMERICAN ETAL$200,000
1987
1987-02-24SAGE — from BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD
1987-02-24Agreement — from CHINESE AMERICAN ETAL to CHU, ABRAHAM
1987-02-24Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD to CHINESE AMERICAN FEDETC
1986
1986-12-16Mortgage $245,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to BANK OF EAST ASIA$245,000
1986-12-16Mortgage assigned — from CHU, ABRAHAM to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
1986-12-16Mortgage satisfied — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHAN, KAI CHUI
1986-12-16Mortgage assigned — from AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY to BANK OF EAST ASIA
1986-12-16Mortgage assigned — from DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP to BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD
1986-12-16Agreement — from CHU, ABRAHAM to BANK OF EAST ASIA
1985
1985-04-30Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to CHAN, KAI CHIU$400,000
1985-01-29Mortgage satisfied — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC to EAST SD PRDE MRKT INC
1985-01-29Mortgage satisfied — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC to JAWITZ, JULIAN
1985-01-29Mortgage $400,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to AMALGAMATED BK/N.Y.$400,000
1985-01-29Mortgage $255,000 — from CHU, ABRAHAM to DOMINION FINANCIAL CP.$255,000
1985-01-29Deed — from WONG, MONTGOMERY; WONG, MONTGOMERY L.AKA; HING, CHEUNG CHIU; HONG, ANN MARIE to CHU, ABRAHAM
1982
1982-12-30Mortgage assigned — from GAMBARANI, PAUL; VALSECCHI, RITA to MCCOY, ROBERT E.; GAMBARANI, PAUL; MCCOY, LINDA C.
1980
1980-06-17Mortgage assigned — from ERSKINE, PHYLLIS to KAPLAN, BENMAMIN R
1979
1979-07-16Mortgage — from HONG, ANN MARIE; WON, MONTGOMERY L; CHEUNG, CHIN HING to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC
1979-07-16Mortgage assigned — from DARTMOUTH PLAN INC to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK
1978
1978-08-04Deed — from LEWIS, LEONARD S to DAYPHIL REALTY INC
1978-08-04Deed — from RADER, SUE to DAYPHIL REALTY INC
1978-08-04Deed — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC to DAYPHIL REALTY INC
1978-08-04Deed — from BUBMAN HOLDING INC to DAYPHIL REALTY INC
1978-05-02Mortgage assigned — from JAVITZ, JULIAN to ERSKINE, PHYLLIS
1975
1975-05-06SAGE — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC; BEEKMAN HOLDINGS INC
1974
1974-05-13Mortgage — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC to JAWITZ, JULIAN
1973
1973-11-26Mortgage assigned — from EAST SIDE PRODUCE MARKET to VALSECCHI, RITA; GAMBARANI, PAUL
1973-08-15Mortgage — from DAYPHIL REALTY INC to EAST SIDE PRODUCE MARKET
1973-08-15Deed — from EAST SIDE PRODUCE MARKET to DAYPHIL REALTY INC