121 Chrystie Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00423-0020BIN 1005643

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 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 2023 — of about 16 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 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.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 4 STY REAR SOUTH APT 3A KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3A

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-28

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF METAL RUBBISH BIN STORED UNDER FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER CREATING A HAZARD YARD

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-28

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE REAR YARD

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-28

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE FIRE RETARDING MATERIAL AT (BULKHEAD) CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1750

Noise reports · last 12 mo

146

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial673

Residential466

Street/Sidewalk369

Unspecified149

Vehicle82

Park6

House of Worship4

Helicopter1

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

811

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony346

Misdemeanor374

Violation91

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 1 annual bedbug report 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 OPTIONAL2025-05-27

FAILURE TO COPMY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 342009-032725PI10302SB REQUIRING OWNER TO START BLDG REPAIRS UNDER PERMIT. AS OF 5/27/25 THERE ARE NO JOBS FILED IN BIS OR DOB NOW TO REPAIR BUILDING IMMED COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 342009-032725PI10302SB TO REPAIR BLDG UNDER PERMIT

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-03-27

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED @ EXP4, NORTH ELEVATION,HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS THE REAR CHIMNEY LEANING INWARD & SPALLING/CRACKED STUCCO. REMEDY: OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN NYSPE TO EVAL THE ENTIRE BLDG,DETERMINE THE STRUCT STABILITY & PREPARE/ FILE REPAIR DWGS.BLDG TO BE REPAIRED UNDER PERMIT STARTING 04/27/25

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 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

SANG SANG REALTY CORP

Head officer

YIM TSANG

Managing agent

EUGENE TSANG

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

323 BROOME 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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1989-12-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-10-11 · $101,639.85

Mortgage2018-10-11$101,639.85

borrower SANG SANG REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-12-31$700,000

borrower SANG SANG REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Sale1989-12-15no recorded price

BENJAMIN REALTY DEVCORP → SANG SANG REALTY CORP

Sale1982-11-08no recorded price

TSANG, PEN SANG → BENJAMIN REALTY DEVEL/CP

Sale1979-10-10no recorded price

YSANG, DANNA D W → YSANG, PEN SANG

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