170 Rivington Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00344-0171BIN 1004123

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 15 apartments
024 open rent-impairing violation(s)
037 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 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — essentially all of the building's 15 apartments.

2020 — 15 units registered2021 — 15

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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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 building42 others linked to the same owner

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§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 SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-01-095+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-205+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SUPPLY TO LIGHT FIXTURES,ALL STORY'S PUBLIC HALL.

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2008-08-065+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS 2 STY REAR EAST APT 3 NORTH ROOM EAST WINDOW UPPER SASH RIGHT LITE ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster4

Electric2

Flooring/Stairs2

Plumbing2

Unsanitary Condition2

Heat/Hot Water1

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-09-17 · open

Flooring/StairsFloor2025-05-16 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2025-05-16 · 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1984

Noise reports · last 12 mo

165

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1148

Commercial335

Street/Sidewalk325

Unspecified134

Vehicle40

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

703

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony221

Misdemeanor348

Violation134

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 3 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LI MON KONG REALTY CORP

Head officer

MUNLAI CHANG

Managing agent

4 SEASONS INT'T MGMT INC

42 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

106 RIVINGTON STREETMANHATTAN 121-39 5 AVENUEQUEENS 123-25 LAX AVENUEQUEENS 125 28 AVENUEBROOKLYN 127 MOTT STREETMANHATTAN

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 22017-06-12$800 penalty

ConstructionClass 22017-06-12$1,200 penalty

ConstructionHazardous1998-05-22$800 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1981-12-24 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1981-12-24 · no recorded price

Sale1981-12-24no recorded price

170 RIVINGTON MANAGEMENT → LI MON KONG REALTY CORP

Mortgage1981-12-24no recorded price

borrower LI MON KONG REALTY CORP · lender 170 RIVINGTON MANAGEMEN

Sale1980-07-22no recorded price

ROCARINA ASSOCIATESINC → 170 RIVINGTON MANAGEMENT

Mortgage1980-07-22no recorded price

borrower 170 RIVINGTON MANAGEMENT · lender ROCARINA ASSOCIATESINC

Sale1980-01-09no recorded price

RAEBAL REALTY CORP → ROCARINA ASSOCIATESINC

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