A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
16 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-11.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (1) · Noise (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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
Sophie Chea
Head officer
Sophie Chea
Managing agent
N/A
Last registered
2024-06-11
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
$1,478,000
$665,100
2026
$1,696,000
$763,200
2027
$2,035,000
$915,750
The city's market estimate has risen
38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Bedford Av — L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / N 8 St — B62 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Driggs Ave & N 9 St · 350 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.
5 311 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 N/A —
414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10.
See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $98,879 on
2013-11-08 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-10-13
Deed $850,000 — from MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR to CHEA, NAHUOR; TRY, GERALDINE
$850,000
2013-11-08
Agreement $400,000 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$400,000
2013-11-08
Mortgage $98,879 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$98,879
2011-05-27
AL&R $330,000 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$330,000
2011-05-27
Deed $925,000 — from JOSEPH ESPOSITO AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CARMELA BRANCATO; FORTUNE CORSARO PATIERNO AS EXECU to MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR
$925,000
2011-05-27
Mortgage $330,000 — from MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$330,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
14
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
11
0
11
2018
0
4
1
5
2019
1
13
0
14
2020
0
0
0
0
2021
0
3
0
3
2022
0
6
0
6
2023
4
6
0
10
2024
1
4
1
6
2025
0
10
1
11
2026
0
1
0
1
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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
2025-12-22
Boiler inspection
2025-11-19
HPD 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
2026-05-05HPD 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
2025-12-22Boiler inspection
2025-11-19HPD 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
2025-08-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-20HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2025-06-20HPD class B: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st
2025-06-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMP OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIR
2025-06-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2025-06-20HPD class C: § 27-2044, 2041.1 HMC: §238 MDL and 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE
2025-06-10HPD 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
2024-04-11HPD 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
2023-11-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-03-24HPD 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
2022-03-01HPD 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
2022-03-01HPD 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
2022-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-07-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD 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
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-31HPD 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
2019-10-06HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2019-10-06HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2019-10-06HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2019-10-06HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2019-10-06HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-10-06HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES OF STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORT
2019-10-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019-10-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-13Deed $850,000 — from MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR to CHEA, NAHUOR; TRY, GERALDINE$850,000
2015-10-13HPD 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
2015-02-27311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-04-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-04-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-04-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-04-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-13Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 3RD FLOOR, APARTMENT 3R. REPAIR/REPLACE PARTITION WALLS, CEILING, FLOORING AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHA$40,000
2014-03-13Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 3RD FLOOR, APARTMENT 3R. REPAIR/REPLACE PARTITION WALLS, CEILING, FLOORING AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHA$40,000
2013
2013-11-08TL&R — from CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR
2013-11-08Agreement $400,000 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$400,000
2013-11-08Mortgage $98,879 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$98,879
2013-11-08Mortgage assigned — from CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2013-01-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-12-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-09-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-08-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-08-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-11-04HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2011-11-04HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2011-10-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-07-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 35 L.F AS PER PLAN AT 173 NORTH 8 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR, WORK SHALL COMPL
2011-07-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 35 L.F AS PER PLAN AT 173 NORTH 8 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR, WORK SHALL COMPL
2011-07-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-05-27AL&R $330,000 — from CHEA, NAHUOR; MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$330,000
2011-05-27Deed $925,000 — from JOSEPH ESPOSITO AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CARMELA BRANCATO; FORTUNE CORSARO PATIERNO AS EXECU to MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR$925,000
2011-05-27Mortgage $330,000 — from MAK, SHERLY SOI-KOK; CHEA, NAHUOR to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$330,000
2011-05-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-05-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-03Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION 3 APARTMENTS AS PER PLAN & REPAIR EXTERIOR WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$82,750
2011-03-03Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION 3 APARTMENTS AS PER PLAN & REPAIR EXTERIOR WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$82,750
2011-02-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2011-02-11HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2011-02-11HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUT
2011-02-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-02-14Deed — from BRANCATO, CARMELA; BRANCATO, VITO/LWT to BRANCATO, CARMELA