A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Graffiti (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,500 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 (1931)
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)
ERIC SZETO; Eric Szeto
Head officer
ERIC SZETO
Managing agent
ERIC SZETO
Last registered
2026-07-17
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
$838,000
$377,100
2026
$850,000
$382,500
2027
$884,000
$397,800
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Ventilation) · 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
Elmhurst Av — M R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Whitney Av — Q53-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
South Railroad Ave & Broadway · 250 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.
3 311 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: $230,000 on
1998-12-21 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings 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
1998-12-21
Mortgage $230,000 — from SZETO, ERIC Y.S.; FANG, BAO SHAN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$230,000
1982-12-02
Mortgage $50,000 — from BORHEGYI, MICHAEL; BORHEGYI, AGNES to NATIONAL BANK/NORTHAMER
$50,000
Ten-year activity
530
2017
2018
4
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
1
2018
0
0
1
1
2
2019
0
0
3
1
4
2020
2
1
0
1
4
2021
0
0
2
0
2
2022
0
0
3
0
3
2023
0
0
0
1
1
2024
0
0
2
0
2
2025
0
0
2
0
2
2026
0
0
0
1
1
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2026-01-21Restaurant inspection: SOUR LITTLE 7 — grade N
2025
2025-08-27311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-11-19311: Food Establishment — Ventilation
2023
2023-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-10-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-07-18311: Consumer Complaint — Locksmith
2022-03-17HPD 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
2021
2021-12-26311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2021-09-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-09-05Boiler inspection
2020-05-25Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING ILLUMINATED SIGN AND INSTALL THE NEW AWNING ON EXISTING BUILDING, TO REMOVE VIOLATIONS NOV#035460952M. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OC$1,500
2020-03-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AN APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTION IS NOT ON FILETHERE IS NO INSPECTION,TAG OR CERTIFICATION OF SIGN INSPECTE$800
2014-06-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION OF MAIN JOB APPLICATION (JOB#420986204:). NO CHANGE TO EXISTING USE, EGRES$3,000
2014-05-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT. INSTALL MINOR PARTITIONS, COUNTER, WALL & FLOOR FINISHES. INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHAN$129,400
2013
2013-04-06311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-07-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-06-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-05-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-01Job filed: ALTERATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE TO A RETAIL STORE. MINOR PARTITIONS, COUNTER, WALL, FLOOR FINISHES AND NEW STORE FRONT. PLUMBING FIXTURES AN$54,830
2012-05-01Job filed: ALTERATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE TO A RETAIL STORE. MINOR PARTITIONS, COUNTER, WALL, FLOOR FINISHES AND NEW STORE FRONT. PLUMBING FIXTURES AN$54,830
2010
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-10-22311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2009
2009-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from SHAN FANG, BAO; Y.S. SZETO, ERIC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2002
2002-07-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49/NO DISCHARGE PIPE ON SAFETY VALVE 48C/MISSING FULL LENGHT DRAIN LINE ON GAGE GLASS ASSEMBLY
2001
2001-09-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WATER COLUMN DRAIN REDUCED 2 HARD HOLES WELDED BUT PEEKING TO OPEN UP FOR INSPECTION AND REWELD IF NECESSARY AND CHANGE GASKELS AT
1999
1999-01-13Mortgage satisfied — from BORHEGYI, MICHAEL ETAL to NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH AMERICA
1998
1998-12-21Mortgage $230,000 — from SZETO, ERIC Y.S.; FANG, BAO SHAN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$230,000
1998-12-21Deed — from BORHEGYI, MICHAEL; BORHEGYI, AGNES to SZETO, ERIC Y.S.; FANG, BAO SHAN
1998-12-21PAT — from BORHEGYI, AGNES to BORHEGYI, MICHAEL
1998-09-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49-LOW WATER CUT OUT MANUAL RESET SWITCH DISCONNECTED TO CONNECT 2 CAGE GLASS TO FIL W/ STOP VALVE & DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH.