28 Mott Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00162-0015BIN 1001692

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 9 apartments
029 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 17 apartments.

2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2008-06-055+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 2 STY FRONT EAST APT 2 KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 15Issued 2008-06-055+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 5 STY REAR EAST APT 15 KITCHEN & BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 15

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2016-08-255+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2010-08-105+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING .. A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED ..

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Electric2

ElectricNo Lighting2024-04-15 · closed

ElectricOutlet/Switch2024-04-15 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

790

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial255

Street/Sidewalk203

Residential183

Unspecified115

Vehicle28

Park3

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

559

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony258

Misdemeanor260

Violation41

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1995-10-30

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2008-11-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

DAH LEE CO. CORP.

Head officer

WELLMAN WU

Managing agent

BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22024-05-21$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-01-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-10-25 · $74,231.07

Mortgage2022-10-25$74,231.07

borrower DAH LEE CO., CORP · lender INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (USA) NA

Mortgage2017-06-16$1,259,039.76

borrower DAH LEE CO., CORP. · lender INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (USA) NA

Sale2007-01-17no recorded price

DAH LEE COMPANY → DAH LEE CO.,CORP

Mortgage2007-01-17$401,169.86

borrower DAH LEE CO., CORP · lender HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2003-05-28$339,590.26

borrower DAH LEE COMPANY · lender CATHAY BANK, CHINATOWN OFFICE

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale